St. Gregory of Nyssa

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bishop
theologian
Doctor of the Church
gptkbp:appointedAsBishop c. 372
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:First_Council_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:birthDate c. 335
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Neocaesarea,_Pontus
gptkbp:canonizedBy Pre-congregation
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_liturgical_calendar
gptkb:Roman_Martyrology
gptkbp:deathDate c. 395
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Nyssa,_Cappadocia
gptkbp:education Classical Greek education
gptkbp:feastDay January 10
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Gregory of Nyssa
gptkbp:iconography depicted as bishop with book or scroll
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_of_Damascus
gptkb:Gregory_Palamas
gptkb:Maximus_the_Confessor
Eastern Christian theology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Origen
gptkb:St._Basil_the_Great
gptkb:St._Macrina_the_Younger
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:legacy Key figure in development of doctrine of the Trinity
Major contributor to Christian mystical theology
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Great_Catechism
gptkb:Against_Eunomius
gptkb:On_Virginity
gptkb:On_the_Making_of_Man
gptkb:On_the_Soul_and_the_Resurrection
gptkb:The_Life_of_Moses
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Basil_the_Elder
gptkb:Emmelia_of_Caesarea
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Nyssa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:seeAlso gptkb:Nyssa
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:St._Basil_the_Great
gptkb:St._Macrina_the_Younger
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Theosebia
gptkbp:theologicalView gptkb:Cappadocian_Father
gptkb:Trinitarianism
Universal salvation (apokatastasis)
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Anglican_Communion
gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Doctor_of_the_Church
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5