Gregory of Nyssa
335–395 · Kayseri
About
Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen, was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is vener
Contemplative Christian tradition
Cappadocian Fathers
Ancient Greek, Latin
Biography
Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen, was an early Christian theologian who served as the bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.
Teachings & topics
Death and impermanenceContemplative prayerMysticismSilenceGrace
Bibliography
- Gregory of Nyssa's Treatise on the inscriptions of the psalms1995 · Clarendon Press
- On the soul and the resurrection1993 · St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
- The life of Saint Macrina1987 · Peregrina
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