Gregory of Nazianzus

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Archbishop of Constantinople Cappadocian Father Christian theologian Church Father Doctor of the Church human saint

Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.

Aliases (6)

Gregory Nazianzen ×3
Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder ×2
Cappadocian Father Gregory of Nazianzus ×1
Gregory the Theologian ×1
Saint Gregory of Nazianzus ×1
St. Gregory of Nazianzus ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Archbishop of Constantinople → Cappadocian Father → Christian theologian → Church Father → Doctor of the Church → human → saint →
alsoKnownAs	Gregory Nazianzen → Gregory the Theologian →
birthPlace	Arianzum → near Nazianzus in Cappadocia →
birthYear	c. 329 →
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation →
centuryOfActivity	4th century →
closeAssociate	Gregory of Nyssa →
closeFriend	Basil of Caesarea →
council	First Council of Constantinople →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathPlace	Arianzum →
deathYear	390 →
educatedAt	Alexandria → Athens → Caesarea Maritima → Caesarea in Cappadocia →
era	Patristic period →
father	Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder →
feastDay	January 2 → January 25 →
fieldOfWork	Trinitarian theology → patristics → theology →
givenName	Gregory →
influenced	Byzantine theology → John of Damascus → Maximus the Confessor → Thomas Aquinas →
influencedBy	Athanasius of Alexandria → Origen →
knownFor	defense of Nicene orthodoxy → formulation of Trinitarian doctrine → influence on Eastern Orthodox theology → influence on Western Christian theology →
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek →
mother	Nonna of Nazianzus →
movement	Cappadocian Fathers →
notableWork	Letters → Orations → Poems → Theological Orations →
participatedIn	Second Ecumenical Council →
positionHeld	Archbishop of Constantinople → Bishop of Nazianzus → Bishop of Sasima →
regionOfActivity	Cappadocia → Constantinople →
religion	Christianity → Nicene Christianity →
sibling	Caesarius of Nazianzus → Gorgonia →
styleOfWriting	oratorical → rhetorical →
theologicalPosition	pro-Nicene →
title	Theologian of the Trinity →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gregory of Nazianzus ("Gregory Nazianzen") → Gregory of Nazianzus ("Gregory the Theologian") →	alsoKnownAs
Evagrius Ponticus → Gregory ("Saint Gregory of Nazianzus") →	associatedWith
Gorgonia ("Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder") → Gregory of Nazianzus ("Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder") →	father
Basil of Caesarea → Origen ("Gregory Nazianzen") →	influenced
Gregory of Nyssa ("Gregory Nazianzen") → Maximus the Confessor →	influencedBy
Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) →	associatedWithSaint
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) →	attributedTo
Basil of Caesarea →	closeAssociate
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) ("Cappadocian Father Gregory of Nazianzus") →	historicalAttribution
Doctor of the Church ("St. Gregory of Nazianzus") →	includes
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century →	involves
Church Fathers →	notableMember
Apollinarianism →	opposedBy
Nectarius of Constantinople →	predecessor
First Council of Constantinople →	presidedOverBy
Symeon the New Theologian →	sharesTitleTheologianWith
Gorgonia →	sibling