June 14 – St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 330-379 – (Modern RC: January 2) Theologically, Basil was a supporter of the Nicene faction of the […]
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Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople
May 9 – St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople – (c. 329 – 389 or 390) – 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople, he is widely considered the […]
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Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of & Missionary to Armenia
March 23 – Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of and Missionary to Armenia – The apostle, national saint, and patron of Armenia, he refused to take part in […]
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Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop
March 18 – Cyril was born in Jerusalem around 315, and became bishop of that city in about 349. The years between the Council of Nicea (325) […]
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Saint Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome
March 12 – St. Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome (Roman Catholic: September 3) – (c. 540 – 12 March 604), St. Gregory was pope from 3 […]
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Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop
March 9 – St. Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop. (c. 335 – c. 395) Also known as Gregory Nyssen, was bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376, and […]
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Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Teacher
June 27 – Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Teacher – Ten years after the death of Athanasius, the great champion of faith in Christ as fully God, […]
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