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Gregory of Nyssa

American  
[nis-uh] / ˈnɪs ə /

noun

  1. Saint, a.d. c330–395?, Christian bishop and theologian in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Basil).


Gregory of Nyssa British  
/ ˈnɪsə /

noun

  1. Saint. ?335–394 ad , Cappadocian theologian and brother of St Basil: bishop of Nyssa. Feast day: March 9

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“I have the difficulty or excitement of celebrating twice,” said its leader, Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa, based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

From Seattle Times Jan. 5, 2024

Basil, John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nyssa, Augustine—they all assumed that God’s creation was eternal, not something that unfolded in six days or any other temporal frame.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2014

Gregory of Nyssa devotes to this subject the eleventh book of his treatise against Eunomius509.

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

He was a friend of the famous Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa was his brother.

From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various

The portentous number of mentions by Gregory of Nyssa escaped me, though I knew that there were several.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward

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