Gregory of Nyssa
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Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregory of Nyssa canonical | 44 |
| Saint Gregory of Nyssa | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94224 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory of Nyssa Context triple: [Church Fathers, notableMember, Gregory of Nyssa]
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Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.
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Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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D.
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom was a prominent early Church Father and Archbishop of Constantinople, renowned for his eloquent preaching, biblical exegesis, and influential theological writings.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gregory of Nyssa Target entity description: Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
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A.
Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential theologian, revered as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key shaper of Trinitarian doctrine in early Christianity.
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B.
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
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C.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for his staunch defense of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism and his influential writings on the Trinity and the incarnation.
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D.
John Chrysostom
John Chrysostom was a prominent early Church Father and Archbishop of Constantinople, renowned for his eloquent preaching, biblical exegesis, and influential theological writings.
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E.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian bishop
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Cappadocian Father ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ Church Father ⓘ bishop ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appointedAsBishop | c. 372 ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 335 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cappadocia
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Neocaesarea in Pontus ⓘ |
| councilRole | defender of Nicene orthodoxy at the First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 395 ⓘ |
| denomination | Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| era | Patristic period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Biblical exegesis
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Christian anthropology ⓘ Christian mysticism ⓘ Trinitarian theology ⓘ |
| fullName | Gregory of Nyssa self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Gregory ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Gregory of Nyssa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
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| influencedBy |
Athanasius of Alexandria
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Basil of Caesarea ⓘ Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
surface form:
Gregory Nazianzen
Origen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
apophatic theology
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concept of epektasis (eternal progress of the soul) ⓘ development of Nicene Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ doctrine of the Trinity ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Basil of Caesarea
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surface form:
Cappadocian Fathers
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| movement |
Basil of Caesarea
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surface form:
Cappadocian Fathers
|
| notableWork |
Against Eunomius
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Homilies on the Song of Songs ⓘ Life of Moses ⓘ De Spiritu Sancto ⓘ
surface form:
On the Holy Spirit
On the Making of Man ⓘ On the Soul and the Resurrection ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Council of Constantinople ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Platonism
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surface form:
Christian Platonism
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| positionHeld | Bishop of Nyssa ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sibling |
Basil of Caesarea
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Macrina the Younger ⓘ Naucratius ⓘ Peter of Sebaste ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Eastern Christian theology ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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Input
Subject: Gregory of Nyssa Description of subject: Gregory of Nyssa was a 4th-century Christian theologian and bishop, renowned as one of the Cappadocian Fathers and a key architect of early Trinitarian doctrine.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
this entity surface form:
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
subject surface form:
St. Gregory Palamas