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The love of gain, which is a large, incalculably large, element in every soul, when once applied to the desire for God, will bless the man who has it. - Gregory of Nyssa
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About Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335 – c. 395), also known as Gregory Nyssen, was bishop of Nyssa, Cappadocia, from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death. He is venerated as a saint in Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. Gregory, his elder brother Basil of Caesarea, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus are collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers.
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Γρηγόριος Νύσσης
Alternative Names:
Gregorius Nyssenus
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St. Gregory of Nyssa
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