Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers · AD 325–500
Gregory of Nazianzus
c. 329–390 · Early Church · Cappadocia / Constantinople
A Cappadocian bishop and preacher, briefly bishop of Constantinople, celebrated for his theological orations.
Major contributions
Trinity, Christology
- His five Theological Orations became influential statements of Trinitarian teaching.
- Helped articulate the full divinity of the Holy Spirit.
Theological positions
Modern labels do not always describe historical writers precisely.
- Christology
Orations 29–30 discuss the divine Son and the incarnation.
Major writings
- Five Theological Orations