Saint Gregory of Nyssa
c. 335 – 394 · Post-Nicene Greek Fathers (Cappadocians) · Cappadocian
Younger brother of St Basil the Great and St Macrina; Bishop of Nyssa. The most speculative and mystical of the Cappadocians. His Against Eunomius continues and completes his elder brother's defence of the Nicene faith; his Great Catechism is the foundational dogmatic catechesis of the Eastern Church; his Life of Moses and Commentary on the Song of Songs are pivotal texts of patristic mystical theology and the Eastern doctrine of epektasis (perpetual progress into God).
Works in the library · 6
- Ascetic and Moral Treatises (On Virginity, On Infants' Early Deaths, On Pilgrimages)treatise
- Dogmatic Treatises (Against Eunomius, On the Trinity, On the Holy Spirit, On 'Not Three Gods', On the Faith)treatise
- Letters of Gregory of Nyssaletter
- Oratorical Works (Funeral Orations, On the Baptism of Christ)homily
- Philosophical Works (On the Making of Man, On the Soul and the Resurrection)treatise
- The Great Catechism (Oratio Catechetica Magna)treatise
Icon: Gregory of Nyssa · AnonymousUnknown author · Public domain