Original sentence: 335 – after 394) was a Christian bishop and saint.Alternate online source 19th century translations of most of Gregory's most important works.Despite his reservations, he consented to become bishop of Nyssa in 372.Gregory of Nyssa Home Page includes many English translations of his writings, with introductions.His brother Basil appointed him bishop in Nyssa because he wanted an episcopal ally near to his metropolitan see of Caesarea.His significance has long been recognised in both  Eastern orthodox and Catholic branches of Christianity.In fact, the only way to tell the three Persons apart is by their mutual relations&mdsah; thus, the only difference between the Father and the Son is that the former is the Father of the latter, and the latter is the Son of the former.The idea had already been developed by  neoplatonic philosophers, especially Plotinus, another important influence on Gregory, but he is the first Christian to defend it, apart from some hints in the work of Irenaeus.The platonic philosophy was that stability is perfection and change is for the worse.This notion would be extremely influential in both Western and Eastern spirituality, via the mystical writings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, and later in the anonymous 14th century work, The Cloud of Unknowing
Edited sentence: -- A nineteenth-century translation of most of Gregory's most important works.335 - after 394) was a Christian bishop and saint.Despite his objections, he consented to become bishop of Nyssa in 372.Gregory of Nyssa Home Page -- includes many English translations of his writings, with introductions.His brother Basil appointed him bishop in Nyssa to have an episcopal ally near to his metropolitan see of Caesarea.His greatness has always been recognised in the East and West.In fact, the only way to tell the three Persons apart is by their mutual relations - thus, the only difference between the Father and the Son is that the former is the Father of the latter, and the latter is the Son of the former.The Platonic philosophy was that stability is perfection and change is for the worse.The idea had already been developed by some Platonic philosophers, especially Plotinus, another important influence on Gregory, but he is the first Christian to defend it, apart from some hints in the work of Irenaeus.This notion would be extremely influential in both Western and Eastern spirituality, via the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite