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Saint '''Gregory Nazianzenus''' (Greek Γρηγόριος Ναζιανζηνός) (AD [[329]] - [[January 25]], [[389]]), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a [[4th century]] Patriarch of [[List of Constantinople patriarchs |Constantinople]]. He was the son of Gregory and Nonna. He is honored as a [[saint]] by the Catholic Church and a highly-regarded saint in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].

== Education ==
He first studied at home with his uncle Saint Amphylokhios. Later he studied in [[Nazianzos]] (where his father Gregory was bishop), [[Caesarea of Cappadocia]], [[Alexandria]], and [[Athens]]. While at Athens, he developed a close friendship with Saint [[Basil of Caesarea]], and also made the acquaintance of Julian, the future Emperor who would become known as [[Julian the Apostate]]. Upon finishing his education, he also taught rhetoric in Athens for a short time.

== Service ==
In [[361]], Gregory returned to Nazianzos and was ordained a presbyter (elder or priest). He spent some time in the wilderness with Basil practicing asceticism, but later returned to care for the Christian parishes in Nazianzos. Basil later made him Bishop of Sasima. In [[378]], the Antioch Council asked Gregory to come to Constantinople as bishop, as the preceding bishop had recently died. With the consent of Basil, he agreed. At the time, there were many [[Arianism|Arians]] and Apollinarians in the city, both of which heresies were soon to be denounced in [[381]] at the second [[Ecumenical Council]]. But in [[379]], the night before Easter, a mob of armed heretics burst into Gregory's church during worship services, wounding Gregory and killing another bishop.

== Theology ==
In his theology, Gregory advocated the doctrine of the Trinity, including the full divinity of both Jesus and the Holy Spirit. He emphasized that Jesus did not cease to be God when he became a man, nor did he lose any of his divine attributes when he took on human nature. Furthermore, Gregory asserted that Christ was fully human, including a full human soul. He also proclaimed the eternality of the Holy Spirit, saying that the Holy Spirit's actions were somewhat hidden in the Old Testament but much clearer since the ascension of Jesus into Heaven and the descent of the Holy Spirit at the feast of Pentecost. Gregory Nazianzus is given the title 'Gregory the Theologian' by Eastern Orthodoxy, a title he shares with [[John the Apostle]], also known as John the Theologian. He is widely quoted by Eastern Orthodox theologians and highly regarded as a defender of the Christian faith.

== Death ==
Following his death, Saint Gregory's body was buried at Nazianzos. His relics were transferred to [[Constantinople]] in 950, into the church of the Holy Apostles. Part of the relics were transferred to Rome at a later date, and on [[27 November]] [[2004]], those relics were returned to Istanbul by Pope John Paul II (though the Vatican retained a small portion of the relics).

==References==
*''St. Gregory of Nazianzus: An Intellectual Biography'' (2000; Nominated for the 2002 Pollock Biography Prize) ISBN 0-88141-222-8 by [[John McGuckin]]

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-Saint '''Gregory Nazianzenus''' (alternative last name spelling: Nazianzos or Nazianzus, Greek Γρηγόριος Ναζιανζηνός) (AD [[329]] - [[January 25]], [[389]]), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a [[4th century]] Patriarch of [[List of Constantinople patriarchs |Constantinople]]. He was the son of Gregory and Nonna. He is honored as a [[saint]] by the Catholic Church and a highly-regarded saint in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].
+Saint '''Gregory Nazianzenus''' (alternative last name spelling: Nazianzenos, Greek Γρηγόριος Ναζιανζηνός) (AD [[329]] - [[January 25]], [[389]]), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a [[4th century]] Patriarch of [[List of Constantinople patriarchs |Constantinople]]. He was the son of Gregory and Nonna. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church and a highly-regarded saint in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].
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+*''St. Gregory of Nazianzus: An Intellectual Biography'' (2000; Nominated for the 2002 Pollock Biography Prize) ISBN 0-88141-222-8 by John McGuckin
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		+	Saint '''Gregory Nazianzenus''' (alternative last name spelling: Nazianzos or Nazianzus, Greek Γρηγόριος Ναζιανζηνός) (AD [[329]] - [[January 25]], [[389]]), also known as Saint Gregory the Theologian, was a [[4th century]] Patriarch of [[List of Constantinople patriarchs \|Constantinople]]. He was the son of Gregory and Nonna. He is honored as a [[saint]] by the Catholic Church and a highly-regarded saint in [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].

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+Following his death, Saint Gregory's body was buried at Nazianzos. His relics were transferred to [[Constantinople]] in 950, into the church of the Holy Apostles. Part of the relics were transferred to Rome at a later date, and on [[November 27]] [[2004]], those relics were returned to Istanbul by Pope John Paul II (though the Vatican retained a small portion of the relics).
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