Nazianzus
Cappadocia
A small city in the Roman province of Cappadocia (modern south-central Turkey), Nazianzus is revered as the home and episcopal see of Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the Cappadocian Fathers who shaped Trinitarian theology.
12 most-discussed ideas
Teachers who lived here
Works composed here
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Select Letters of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
- 390
Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Nazianzus. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.
- The Holy Trinity26 passages
- The Incarnation21 passages
- Arianism21 passages
- Consubstantiality (Homoousios)19 passages
- Divinity of the Holy Spirit14 passages
- Baptism13 passages
- Ministerial Priesthood13 passages
- Two Natures of Christ12 passages
- Eternal Generation of the Son11 passages
- Asceticism11 passages
- Divine Incomprehensibility10 passages
- Persecution of the Church9 passages