Gregory of Nyssa
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gregory of Nyssa canonical | 44 |
| Saint Gregory of Nyssa | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian bishop
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Cappadocian Father ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ bishop ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishop | c. 372 ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 335 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cappadocia
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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
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Christian anthropology ⓘ Christian mysticism ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Gregory of Nyssa self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Gregory ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Gregory of Nyssa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
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| influencedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Basil of Caesarea ⓘ Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory Nazianzen
Origen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
apophatic theology
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concept of epektasis (eternal progress of the soul) ⓘ development of Nicene Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Basil of Caesarea
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surface form:
Cappadocian Fathers
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| movement |
Basil of Caesarea
ⓘ
surface form:
Cappadocian Fathers
|
| notableWork |
Against Eunomius
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Homilies on the Song of Songs ⓘ Life of Moses ⓘ De Spiritu Sancto ⓘ
surface form:
On the Holy Spirit
On the Making of Man ⓘ On the Soul and the Resurrection ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Platonism
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surface form:
Christian Platonism
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| positionHeld | Bishop of Nyssa ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sibling |
Basil of Caesarea
ⓘ
Macrina the Younger ⓘ Naucratius ⓘ Peter of Sebaste ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Eastern Christian theology ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
this entity surface form:
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
subject surface form:
St. Gregory Palamas