Saint gregory

The writings of St. Irenaeus entitle him to a high place among the fathers of the Church, for they not only laid the foundations of Christian theology but, by exposing and refuting the errors of the gnostics, they delivered the Catholic Faith from the real danger of the doctrines of those heretics. ...

Circle of Giovanni Lanfranco, Pope Gregory the Great, c. 1630. Sarah Campbell Blaffer Collection

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The younger brother of Saint Basil the Great, excellent rhetorician Saint Gregory Bishop of Nyssa (4th cent) requested the Creed be composed, in order to reaffirm the faith and defend it from heresy. He also actively fought against Arians (believed Jesus was only God, not human), slanders about Virgin Mary or considering her part of God, and ensured the correct worship of Arabian and Palestinian churches. For this struggle he incurred much hardship. He is celebrated Jan 10.

Saint Gregory is robed in papal garments while holding an open book with writing quill poised to write.

St. Gregory of Nyssa by Monica Vasiloaia of Romania

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The Three Holy Hierarchs, Saints Basil, John Chrysostomos, and Gregory

The Hieromartyr Gregory, Enlightener of Greater Armenia, was born in the year 257. He was descended from a line of Parthian Arsakid kings. Anak, the father of Saint Gregory, was a Parthian by birth. In his quest for the Armenian throne, Anak and his brother attacked their kinsman, King Kursar with…