Gregory of Nyssa

Born around 335, Gregory served as bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and again from 378 until his death in 394. He lacked the administrative flair of his elder brother Basil of Caesarea or the influence of their friend Gregory of Nazianzus, but the three became known collectively as the Cappadocian Fathers. An erudite theologian influenced by Origen, Gregory made significant contributions to the doctrine of the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. Since the mid-twentieth century, academic interest in his works has surged, particularly around questions of universal salvation, challenging longstanding readings of his thought. He is venerated as a saint across Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism.