Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder


Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder
Bishop of Nazianzus
Bornc. 276
Nazianzus (modern-day Nenizi, Aksaray Province, Turkey)
Died374
Nazianzus (modern-day Nenizi, Aksaray Province, Turkey)
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast1 January[1]

Gregory the Elder or Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder (Greek: Γρηγόριος ό Γέρος; c. 276 – 374) was the bishop of the see of Nazianzus in Roman province of Cappadocia. However, he is better remembered as the patriarch of an important family of ecclesiastics.

  1. ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος. 1 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.