Gregory of Nyssa · Sophia Scriptura

Gregory was educated in Cappadocia and became bishop of Nyssa, where he was exiled for a time under the emperor Valens. After Basil's death he became a leading defender of the Nicene faith and wrote against Eunomius, on the Trinity, on the creation of man, on the soul, and on the ascetic life. His Catechetical Oration is a handbook for teachers who instruct enquirers.

Dates: ca. 335 – after 394 (approximate)
See or city: Nyssa in Cappadocia
Region: Cappadocia
Also known as: Gregorius Nyssenus
Notes: Younger brother of Basil of Caesarea, and one of the "Cappadocian Fathers". Bishop of Nyssa from about 372; he was present at the Council of Constantinople in 381. The dates of his birth and death are approximate.

Works

Catechetical OrationOratio catechetica magna · ca. 385–390 · CPG 3150 (not yet checked)
On the Making of ManDe hominis opificio · 379 · CPG 3154 (not yet checked)
On the Soul and the ResurrectionDialogus de anima et resurrectione · ca. 379–380 · CPG 3149 (not yet checked)
On VirginityDe virginitate · ca. 370–371 · CPG 3166 (not yet checked)
On the Life of MosesDe vita Moysis · ca. 385–395 · CPG 3159 (not yet checked)
On the BeatitudesDe beatitudinibus · ca. 380–394 · CPG 3166 (not yet checked)
On the Lord's PrayerDe oratione dominica · ca. 380–394 · CPG 3164 (not yet checked)