Gregory the Elder

-Biography
Gregory the Elder was born in 276 in Nazianzus. He was originally a Hypsistarian (a Jewish-pagan sect worshipping the highest god, Hypsistos). He was converted to Christianity by his wife Saint Nonna. Because of his wealthy family, he financed the construction of a church in his region. He became the Bishop of Nazianzus in 328 until he reposed in the Lord in 374.