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c. 325 – 750 AD
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 – 390 AD
Constantinople / Nazianzus, Turkey
Overview
"The Theologian." A poet and reluctant bishop who solidified the divinity of the Holy Spirit.
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Presided over the Council of Constantinople (381) which completed the Nicene Creed.
Major Writings
Oration 2: In Defense of His Flight
Gregory famously ran away when they tried to ordain him a priest. This oration explains why—he was terrified of the responsibility. It became the basis for John Chrysostom's On the Priesthood and Gregory the Great's Pastoral Rule.
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The Golden Age: Greek (Eastern) Fathers
The architects of Orthodoxy who defined the Trinity and Christology in the East.
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