Gregory of nazianzus biography of barack obama
Both Gregory of Nazianzus and Basil of Caesarea considered slavery an unfortunate part of human existence.!
St Gregory of Nazianzus (c.330 – 390 AD), along with his best friend Basil of Caesarea and Basil’s younger brother Gregory of Nyssa, make up the three Cappadocian Fathers.
The church yesterday commemorated the fourth-century theologian Gregory of Nazianzus.
After enjoying an excellent (if rather prolonged) classical education in Caesarea in Palestine, Alexandria and Athens, Gregory seemed set on a gentlemanly life of ascetic retirement and contemplation on his family’s extensive estate;
Events, however, dictated a different course of action and in the turmoil of the 4th century Arian controversy, Gregory was (forcibly!) ordained priest and then bishop before being called to Constantinople.
The struggles of a sensitive man, with a penchant for solitude, being pressed into public service, is a recurrent theme in Gregory’s writing.
Whilst at Constantinople, Gregory composed and delivered his five Theological Orations which have come to be seen as a classic statement and defence of Trinitarian orthodoxy.
His efforts in this field earned him the title of “The Th