Gregory of Nyssa

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4th-century Christian bishop Cappadocian Father Christian theologian Church Father bishop saint

Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.

Aliases (1)

Saint Gregory of Nyssa ×2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	4th-century Christian bishop → Cappadocian Father → Christian theologian → Church Father → bishop → saint →
appointedAsBishop	c. 372 →
birthDate	c. 335 →
birthPlace	Cappadocia → Neocaesarea in Pontus →
councilRole	defender of Nicene orthodoxy at the First Council of Constantinople →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathDate	c. 395 →
denomination	Nicene Christianity →
era	Patristic period →
fieldOfWork	Biblical exegesis → Christian anthropology → Christian mysticism → Trinitarian theology →
fullName	Gregory of Nyssa →
givenName	Gregory →
honorificTitle	Saint Gregory of Nyssa →
influencedBy	Athanasius of Alexandria → Basil of Caesarea → Gregory Nazianzen → Origen →
knownFor	apophatic theology → concept of epektasis (eternal progress of the soul) → development of Nicene Trinitarian doctrine → doctrine of the Trinity →
languageOfWork	Greek →
memberOf	Cappadocian Fathers →
movement	Cappadocian Fathers →
notableWork	Against Eunomius → Homilies on the Song of Songs → Life of Moses → On the Holy Spirit → On the Making of Man → On the Soul and the Resurrection →
participatedIn	First Council of Constantinople →
philosophicalSchool	Christian Platonism →
positionHeld	Bishop of Nyssa →
religion	Christianity →
sibling	Basil of Caesarea → Macrina the Younger → Naucratius → Peter of Sebaste →
theologicalTradition	Eastern Christian theology →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basil of Caesarea → Origen →	influenced
Christus Victor theory of atonement → Maximus the Confessor →	influencedBy
Gregory ("Saint Gregory of Nyssa") →	associatedWith
Gregory of Nazianzus →	closeAssociate
Gorgonia →	contemporaryOf
Gregory of Nyssa →	fullName
Gregory of Nyssa ("Saint Gregory of Nyssa") →	honorificTitle
Trinitarian controversies of the 4th century →	involves
Church Fathers →	notableMember
Apollinarianism →	opposedBy
Basil of Caesarea →	sibling