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Gregory of Nazianzus

British  
/ ˌnæzɪˈænzəs /

noun

  1. Saint. ?329–89 ad , Cappadocian theologian: bishop of Caesarea (370–79). Feast days: Jan 2, 25, and 30

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These public figures viewed their Christian counterparts, such as the theologian Gregory of Nazianzus, as holding the same general philosophical assumptions as themselves, so they could debate religion together.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

The figure of St. Gregory of Nazianzus, a 4th century theologian and one of the four great fathers of the Eastern Church, was a subject particularly suited to Rubens' talents.

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In Athanasius the relation of the work of Christ to Satan retires into the background, Gregory of Nazianzus and John of Damascus felt scruples about this view.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

What the Middle Ages knew was primarily that which the Christian Fathers like St. Augustine and St. Gregory the Great, St. Basil and St. Gregory of Nazianzus learned at their schools and universities.

From Progress and History by Marvin, Francis Sydney

This is particularly true of St. Gregory of Nazianzus to the disappointment of the Textual Critic, and also of his namesake of Nyssa, as well as of St. Basil.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

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