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Hierarch · 4th century

Gregory of Nyssa

Also known as Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa

Younger brother of St. Basil the Great and a profound theologian who, at the Second Ecumenical Council, helped defend the divinity of the Holy Spirit against the Arians.

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Brother of Sts. Basil the Great, Peter of Sebaste, Macrina, and Theosebia.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 10