Bishop of Sasima

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The Bishop of Sasima was a short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia notably associated with the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, who reluctantly accepted the post amid ecclesiastical and political conflicts in the 4th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ecclesiastical title
bishopric
episcopal office
associatedWith Gregory of Nazianzus NERFINISHED
church Church of the East Roman Empire
country Roman Empire
denomination Nicene Christianity
ecclesiasticalRank bishop
establishedInPeriod 4th-century church politics
Arian controversy
hasHolder Gregory of Nazianzus NERFINISHED
hasQuality short-lived
historyEvent ecclesiastical conflicts in Cappadocia
political conflicts in the 4th-century church
jurisdiction Sasima and its environs
languageOfLiturgy Greek
locatedIn Cappadocia
Roman Empire
Sasima
notableHolder Gregory of Nazianzus NERFINISHED
partOf Cappadocia
region Asia Minor
religion Christianity
rite Eastern Christian liturgical tradition
shortDescription short-lived episcopal office in Cappadocia
startTime 4th century
status defunct
subordinateTo Metropolitan of Cappadocia
surface form: Metropolitan of Caesarea in Cappadocia
tenureCharacteristic reluctantly accepted by Gregory of Nazianzus
timeOfAbolition late antiquity

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Gregory of Nazianzus positionHeld Bishop of Sasima