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'' from kariye camii , istanbul , turkey icon of st. gregory the theologian '' fresco 25 january 390 arianzum , cappadocia pre-congregation arianzum , cappadocia vested holding a gospel book or scroll . iconographically , he as is depicted as balding with a bushy white beard . a bishop , wearing an omophorion ; '' 25 -lrb- primary feast day -rrb- january 30 -lrb- three ` great hierarchs -rrb- '' ` roman catholic church '' ' eastern : january 2 -lrb- c. 1500 -- 1969 may 9 orthodox -rrb- '' ` anglican communion '' ' : january 2 church episcopal church may 9 '' ` lutheran church '' ' '' : january 10 -lrb- lcms -rrb- ; june 14 -lrb- ' elca -rrb- : january 230px eastern communion orthodox church oriental orthodoxy roman catholic church anglican ad 329 theologian , cappadocian father , ecumenical teacher , doctor of the church , great hierarch patriarchal cathedral of st. george in the fanar gregor-chora . jpg gregory of nazianzus
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gregory of nazianzus

gregory of nazianzus -lrb- `` grēgorios ho nazianzēnos '' ; c. 329 -- 25 january 390 -rrb- , also known as gregory the theologian or gregory nazianzen , was a 4th-century archbishop of constantinople .
he is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age .
as a classically trained orator and philosopher he infused hellenism into the early church , establishing the paradigm of byzantine theologians and church officials .
gregory made a significant impact on the shape of trinitarian theology among both greek - and latin-speaking theologians , and he is remembered as the `` trinitarian theologian '' .
much of his theological work continues to influence modern theologians , especially in regard to the relationship among the three persons of the trinity .
along with the brothers basil the great and gregory of nyssa , he is known as one of the cappadocian fathers .
gregory is a saint in both eastern and western christianity .
in the roman catholic church he is numbered among the doctors of the church ; in eastern orthodoxy and the eastern catholic churches he is revered as one of the three holy hierarchs , along with basil the great and john chrysostom .
