Who
Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370, brother of Gregory of Nyssa and friend of Gregory of Nazianzus, and a Doctor of the Church. On the Holy Spirit secured the Spirit's divinity in the language later used at Constantinople in 381; the Hexaemeron homilies, the monastic rules and some 360 letters show the pastor and organizer. A homily on the Nativity attributed to him states that Mary remained a virgin after Christ's birth.
Lineage
In the succession →See of Caesarea in Cappadocia, 370–379.
- Disciples
- Gregory of Nyssac. 335–395
Gregory of Nyssa, Letter 13 and Against Eunomius I (his brother, whom he calls his father and teacher)
Contents
In Jewish Roots of Mary
Who
Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, brother of Gregory of Nyssa, and one of the chief architects of Trinitarian orthodoxy.
Quoted works
- Homily on the Holy Nativity of Christ 5 — 'Those who love Christ refuse to hear that the Mother of God ceased to be a virgin at a particular moment' (p 113)
Quoted in
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Luke 1:26–27 · Luke 1:30–33 · Luke 1:34–35 · Luke 1:46 · Luke 1:47 · …
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