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.

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Label Occurrences
Gregory of Nazianzus canonical 46
Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder 5
Gregory the Theologian 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archbishop of Constantinople ⓘ
Cappadocian Father ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ
Doctor of the Church ⓘ
human ⓘ
saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
surface form: Gregory Nazianzen

Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
surface form: 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, Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria

Athens ⓘ
Caesarea Maritima ⓘ
Caesarea in Cappadocia ⓘ
era Patristic period ⓘ
father Gregory of Nazianzus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
feastDay January 2 ⓘ
January 25 ⓘ
fieldOfWork Trinitarian theology ⓘ
patristics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
givenName Gregory ⓘ
influenced Byzantine theology ⓘ
John of Damascus ⓘ
St. Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
surface form: Maximus the Confessor

St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form: 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 Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
surface form: Cappadocian Fathers
notableWork Letters ⓘ
Orations ⓘ
Poems ⓘ
Theological Orations ⓘ
participatedIn First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Second Ecumenical Council
positionHeld Archbishop of Constantinople ⓘ
Bishop of Nazianzus ⓘ
Bishop of Sasima ⓘ
regionOfActivity Cappadocia ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: 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 Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran Churches

Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (62)

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Church Fathers → notableMember → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople → presidedOverBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory of Nazianzus → alsoKnownAs → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory Nazianzen
Gregory of Nazianzus → alsoKnownAs → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory the Theologian
Gregory of Nazianzus → father → Gregory of Nazianzus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
Gregory of Nyssa → influencedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory Nazianzen
Origen → influenced → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory Nazianzen
Evagrius Ponticus → associatedWith → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
St. Maximus the Confessor → influencedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
subject surface form: Maximus the Confessor
St. Symeon the New Theologian → sharesTitleTheologianWith → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
subject surface form: Symeon the New Theologian
Basil of Caesarea → closeAssociate → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Basil of Caesarea → influenced → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory → associatedWith → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) → attributedTo → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Liturgy of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (Coptic) → historicalAttribution → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cappadocian Father Gregory of Nazianzus
Anaphora of Saint Gregory (Coptic form) → associatedWithSaint → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Apollinarianism → opposedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Nectarius of Constantinople → predecessor → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Doctor of the Church → includes → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: St. Gregory of Nazianzus
Gorgonia → sibling → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gorgonia → father → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century → involves → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Theological Orations → author → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Orations → author → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Orations → writtenBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Orations → authorTitle → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory the Theologian
Bishop of Sasima → notableHolder → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Bishop of Sasima → associatedWith → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Bishop of Sasima → hasHolder → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Caesarea in Cappadocia → notableResident → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
John of Damascus → influencedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Arianzum → associatedWith → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Arianzum → associatedWithTitle → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory the Theologian
Nonna of Nazianzus → motherOf → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Nonna of Nazianzus → spouse → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
Nonna of Nazianzus → child → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Caesarius of Nazianzus → sibling → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Caesarius of Nazianzus → father → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
Caesarius of Nazianzus → associatedWith → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Ambigua → interpretsWorkOf → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Eunomianism → opposedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
theosis → articulatedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
The New Theologian → distinguishedFrom → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gregory the Theologian
Macedonianism → opposedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Church of the Roman Empire → hasKeyFigure → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Byzantine theology → hasKeyFigure → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Pneumatomachianism → opposedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
confessions of unworthiness → associatedWithSaint → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
subject surface form: Confessions of unworthiness
this entity surface form: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus
Flavian I of Antioch → contemporary → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Apollinaris of Laodicea → opposedBy → Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ