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).

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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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Example Sentences

The earliest Christian arguments against slavery in the fourth and fifth centuries, from theologians such as St. Augustine and St. Gregory of Nyssa, stemmed from the Christian assertion that no one could buy or sell a creature that shared God’s likeness.

From The Wall Street Journal

After leaving the monastery, Doox went on to do just that, creating icons for two singular houses of worship in San Francisco: the St. John Coltrane Church, whose patron saint is the jazz legend, and the nearby St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, whose panoply of saints includes 90 people and four beasts, all dancing together.

From New York Times

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

From Seattle Times

As late as the fourth and fifth centuries, bishops and theologians as eminent as Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Ambrose of Milan, Augustine and Cyril of Alexandria felt free to denounce private wealth as a form of theft and stored riches as plunder seized from the poor.

From New York Times

Miles works with one of the most liberal churches in the Anglican communion, St Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco.

From The Guardian