Gregory of Nyssa
bishop of Nyssa
b. c. 335 · d. c. 395
Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen, was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.
Related people
- Basil the Elder child of · traditional
- Emmelia of Caesarea child of · traditional
- Naucratius sibling of · traditional
- Macrina the Younger sibling of · traditional
- Basil of Caesarea sibling of · traditional
- Johannes Scotus Eriugena influenced · traditional
- Peter of Sebaste sibling of · traditional
Works
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Caesarea in Cappadocia birth
- Nyssa death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 1 claim — First Council of Constantinople
- Patrology 1 claim — The death of Macrina at Annisa