Gregory of Nyssa
Bishop of Nyssa
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Fourth-century Christian theologian who shaped Eastern Orthodox doctrine alongside his brother Basil and friend Gregory of Nazianzus—the trio known as the Cappadocian Fathers. Bishoped Nyssa on and off from 372 until his death in 394.
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Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen, was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.
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