A brilliant orator and accomplished poet, he placed before the Church his interpretation of the sublime mystery of the God revealed as … Concerning the Genuine Books of Divinely Inspired Scripture The divine oracles should always… By 431, the Council of Ephesus quoted Gregory as authoritative. The following is an English translation of the works of Gregory of Nazianzus (fourth century AD) as listed in Migne's Patrologia Graeca, Volume 37, columns 471-474 (Carmina Dogmatica, Book I, Section I, Carmen XI). Saint Gregory of Nazianzus; Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (primary author only) Author division. Featuring the Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia, Summa Theologica and more. Gregory of Nazianzus has 47 books on Goodreads with 2050 ratings. #Christian #Kings #Children “When one has looked upon Jesus, though he be of little stature like Zacchaeus of old (cf. As with most figures of the church during this time, much of Gregory’s writings are in reaction to the heresy of Arianism which was dividing most of the church at this time. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus (329–January 25, 389 C.E. In early childhood he was taught to read the Scriptures by his mother. The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers are comprehensive in scope, and provide keen translations of instructive and illuminating texts from some … Gregory of Nazianzus (St. Gregory Nazianzen), Bishop of Sasima and of Constantinople, son of Gregory, Bishop of Nazianzus in Cappadocia, and Nonna, his wife, was born at a village near that city where his father had an estate, and called Arizanzus.The date of his birth is unknown, but is generally given as A.D. 325. Saint Gregory of Nazianzus is currently considered a "single author." They were a major force in the triumph of the Athanasian position at the Council of Constantinople in 381. Other writings include the Philocalia, a selection from the works of Origen which he compiled with Basil; several writings against Apollinarianism; and 242 letters and poems. His complete works about to 45 orations, a few hundred letters and a collection of poetry. Gregory of Nazianzus (Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Ναζιανζηνός, Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos; c. 329 – 25 January 390), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople, and theologian.He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. ), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a fourth century C.E. "Gregory of Nazianzus, a complex and colorful figure in a crucial age (fourth century AD) when it was permissible for the first time to be a public Christian intellectual, was well placed to become one of the outstanding defenders and formulators of Church doctrine. St Gregory of Nazianzus (ca. Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335—c. Gregory of Nyssa spent his life in Cappadocia, a region in central Asia Minor. 395 C.E.) He was son -- one of three children -- of Gregory, Bishop of Nazianzus (329-374), in the south-west of Cappadocia, and of Nonna, a daughter of Christian parents. [After Gregory resigned, under duress, his post at Constantinople, Theodore of Tyana and Bosporius of Colonia asked him to resume his duties at Nazianzus. 1979) 173, sees in Gregory a “recognizable conflation of two views, the biblical and the Platonic.” The problem of biblical prece-dents to Gregory’s notion of divinization is discussed in T. T. Tollefsen, He was son -- one of three children-- of Gregory, Bishop of Nazianzus (329-374), in the south-west of Cappadocia, and of Nonna, a daughter of Christian parents. He strongly opposed Arianism and helped prevent an Arian schism in the diocese. Includes. I have the greatest respect for Saint Gregory of Nazianzus. 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