Gregory of Neocaesarea | |
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 Saint Gregory the Miracle-Worker 14th century icon | |
| Thaumaturgus (Miracle-worker) Bishop and Confessor | |
| Born | c. AD 213 Neocaesarea, Pontus (modern-day Niksar, Tokat, Turkey) |
| Died | c. AD 270 Pontus (modern-day Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Calabria |
| Feast | November 17 Saturday before first Sunday of Advent (Armenian Apostolic Church)[1] |
| Attributes | Bishop driving demons out of a temple; presenting a bishop's mitre to Saint Alexander the Charcoal Burner |
| Patronage | against earthquakes, desperate causes, floods, forgotten causes, impossible causes, lost causes[2] |
Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Grēgórios ho Thaumatourgós; Latin: Gregorius Thaumaturgus; c. 213 – 270), also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. He has been canonized as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.[3]
- ^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, pp. 575–76
- ^ Gregory Thaumaturgus Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Catholic-forum.com
- ^ Baynes, T. S.; Smith, W. R., eds. (1880). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 181.