writings of Gregory of Nazianzus
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The writings of Gregory of Nazianzus are a collection of theological orations, letters, and poems by the 4th-century Church Father that profoundly shaped Christian doctrine, especially on the Trinity and Christology.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| writings of Gregory of Nazianzus canonical | 3 |
| Letters of Gregory of Nazianzus | 1 |
| theological orations of Gregory of Nazianzus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: writings of Gregory of Nazianzus Context triple: [Gorgonia, describedIn, writings of Gregory of Nazianzus]
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Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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Letters to Nestorius
Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
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Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom is an early Christian biographical work that offers a detailed, often sympathetic account of the life, ministry, and exile of the influential Church Father John Chrysostom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: writings of Gregory of Nazianzus Target entity description: The writings of Gregory of Nazianzus are a collection of theological orations, letters, and poems by the 4th-century Church Father that profoundly shaped Christian doctrine, especially on the Trinity and Christology.
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A.
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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B.
Letters to Nestorius
Letters to Nestorius is a series of theological letters by Cyril of Alexandria that played a central role in the Christological controversies leading up to the Council of Ephesus in 431.
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C.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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D.
Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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E.
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom is an early Christian biographical work that offers a detailed, often sympathetic account of the life, ministry, and exile of the influential Church Father John Chrysostom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corpus of Christian theological works
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patristic literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cappadocian Fathers
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First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| creator | Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian poetry
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autobiographical poetry ⓘ epistolary literature ⓘ theological oration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
autobiographical poems of Gregory of Nazianzus
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dogmatic poems of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ epigrams of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ festal orations of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ funeral orations of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ letters of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ poems of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ polemical orations of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ writings of Gregory of Nazianzus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
theological orations of Gregory of Nazianzus
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| influenced |
Byzantine homiletic literature
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Cappadocian Trinitarian theology ⓘ Christological debates of the 4th and 5th centuries ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity in mainstream Christianity ⓘ later Greek patristic authors ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
classical Greek poetic meters
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highly rhetorical Greek prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian rhetoric
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Christology ⓘ Nicene Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Nicene orthodoxy
Trinitarianism ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity in Christian theology
asceticism ⓘ doctrine of the Holy Spirit ⓘ pastoral theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carmina Dogmatica
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Funeral Oration on Basil the Great ⓘ writings of Gregory of Nazianzus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Letters of Gregory of Nazianzus
Oration 27 ⓘ Oration 28 ⓘ Oration 29 ⓘ Oration 30 ⓘ Oration 31 ⓘ Poemata Arcana ⓘ Theological Orations ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Patrologia Graeca ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
Byzantine theological tradition
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Catholic theology ⓘ Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ |
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writings of Gregory of Nazianzus
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theological orations of Gregory of Nazianzus
writings of Gregory of Nazianzus
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writings of Gregory of Nazianzus
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Letters of Gregory of Nazianzus