RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Gregory of Nyssa

335 - 395

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Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος Νύσσης or Γρηγόριος Νυσσηνός; c. 335 – c. 394), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is venerated as a saint in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory of Nyssa is the 414th most popular religious figure (down from 339th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 120th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Gregory of Nyssa is most famous for his writings on the Trinity. He was a Christian theologian who was born in the fourth century and died in the early fifth century.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 414 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sergius II, Pope Anastasius III, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Faustina Kowalska, Dionysius Exiguus, and Antipope John XXIII. After him are Pope Stephen IX, Pope Callixtus I, Pope Hyginus, Saint Nino, Pope Benedict VII, and Saint Ursula.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 335, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 1. After him are Magnus Maximus, Theon of Alexandria, Samudragupta, Nicetas of Remesiana, Rufinus, Eunomius of Cyzicus, and Chromatius. Among people deceased in 395, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 3. Before him are Theodosius I, and Ammianus Marcellinus. After him are Ausonius, Rufinus, and Macarius of Alexandria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 145 out of 1,347. Before him are Tiberius III (700), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Pope John VII (650), Maurice (539), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), and Dionysius Exiguus (475). After him are John I Tzimiskes (925), Apelles (-370), Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Basil I (811), and Attalus I (-269).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 23. Before him are Theodora (815), Rachel (-3500), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Pope John VII (650), and Dionysius Exiguus (475). After him are Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Pope John V (635), and Theodore of Amasea (300).

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