Nonna of Nazianzus | |
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Matron | |
Born | c. 305 Nazianzus, Cappadocia (modern-day Nenizi, Aksaray, Turkey) |
Died | c. 374 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 5 August |
Patronage | death of children, information services[1] |
Saint Nonna of Nazianzus (Greek: Νόννα) was the wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, and the mother of Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius, and Gorgonia. She lived in Cappadocia, a province of the Roman Empire in present-day central Turkey.