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Gregory of Nyssa

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Gregory of Nyssa, Saint ( 335?-394?); Gr. theologian & bishop in Cappadocia: his day is March 9: brother of Saint Basil

See Gregory of Nyssa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

Eastern theologian and church father who led the conservative faction during the Trinitarian controversy of the fourth century.
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