Gregory of Nyssa
| Saint Gregory of Nyssa | |
|---|---|
 Mosaic icon of St. Gregory of Nyssa | |
| Cappadocian Father | |
| Born | Born::335 AD, Caesarea in Cappadocia |
| Died | Died::385 AD, Nyssa in Cappadocia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Feast | March 9 (Roman Catholicism) January 10 (Eastern Orthodoxy) |
| Attributes | Vested as a bishop. |
Gregory of Nyssa (Greek: Γρηγόριος Νύσσης, Grēgorios Nysses; Latin: Gregorius Nyssenus; Arabic: غريغوريوس النيصي) (Born::335 AD-Died::385 AD) was a Christian bishop in the 4th century AD and was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a close friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. He is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and belongs to the group known as the Cappadocian Fathers, along with his brother, Basil of Caesarea, and Gregory of Nazianzus.
Biography
Gregory of Nyssa was a native of Cappadocia, the younger brother of Basil of Caesarea, and was descended from a prominent family.[1] Both had a sister, Macrina, a great Christian known as "the Teacher", whom Gregório devoted an written called "On the Soul and the resurrection".[2]
Works
- Against Eunomius
- Answer to Eunomius' Second Book
- On the Holy Spirit (Against the Followers of Macedonius)
- On the Holy Trinity, and of the Godhead of the Holy Spirit (To Eustathius)
- On "Not Three Gods" (To Ablabius)
- On the Faith (To Simplicius)
- On Virginity
- On Infants' Early Deaths
- On Pilgrimages
- On the Making of Man
- On the Soul and the Resurrection
- The Great Catechism
- Funeral Oration on Meletius
- On the Baptism of Christ (Sermon for the Day of Lights)
- Letters
See Also
References
- ↑ Latourette, Kenneth Scott (2007). A History of Cristianity:Beginnings to 1500. 1. Peabody, MA: Prince Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-56563-328-5.
- ↑ González, Justo L. (2010). The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the reformation. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: HarperOne/HarperCollins Publishers. p. 209-211. ISBN 978-0-06-185588-7.
