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Gregory of Nyssa
Gregorius Nyssenus la
Bishop of Nyssa
- Child of Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea
- Dated c. 335 CE – c. 395 CE
- Recognised as Prelate
Overview
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Family tree
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Family 6
- child of (father) Basil the Elder Roman saint
- child of (child) Emmelia of Caesarea wife of Basil the Elder and mother of several influential early Christians
- sibling of Basil of Caesarea 4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)
- sibling of Macrina the Younger 4th-century Roman nun
- sibling of Naucratius Christian hermit, rhetorician, and Roman Catholic saint
- sibling of Peter of Sebaste bishop
Connections
Documented influence 2
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