PHILOSOPHER

Gregory of Nazianzus

329 - 389

Photo of Gregory of Nazianzus

Icon of person Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus (Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Ναζιανζηνός, romanized: Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos; c. 329 – 25 January 390), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was an early Roman Christian theologian and prelate who served as Archbishop of Constantinople from 380 to 381. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age. As a classically trained orator and philosopher, he infused Hellenism into the early Church, establishing the paradigm of Byzantine theologians and church officials. Gregory made a significant impact on the shape of Trinitarian theology among both Greek and Latin-speaking theologians, and he is remembered as the "Trinitarian Theologian". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory of Nazianzus is the 79th most popular philosopher (up from 81st in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 56th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Gregory of Nazianzus is most famous for his contributions to the Nicene Creed.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Gregory of Nazianzus by language

Loading...

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 79 out of 1,267. Before him are Peter Abelard, Leucippus, Edmund Husserl, Al-Kindi, Nicholas of Cusa, and Rudolf Steiner. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Karl Jaspers, Roland Barthes, Herbert Spencer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Theophrastus.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 329, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 2. Before him is Basil of Caesarea.  Among people deceased in 389, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 1. 

Others Born in 329

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 389

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 57 out of 1,347. Before him are Xenophanes (-570), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Leucippus (-500), and Osman II (1604). After him are Croesus (-596), Suleiman II (1642), Mahmud II (1785), Hipparchus (-190), Margaret the Virgin (292), and Saint Blaise (300).

Others born in Türkiye

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nazianzus ranks 9. Before him are Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), and Leucippus (-500). After him are Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Posidonius (-135), and Gemistus Pletho (1355).

Turkish born Philosophers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous