Bishop
Saint Gregory of Nyssa, the brother of Saint Basil the Great, received his initial education from his parents and his grandmother Macrina. He studied rhetoric and philosophy, but after a vision in which luminous warriors did not allow him to enter the garden, he abandoned secular pursuits and turned to the reading of sacred texts. Later, becoming the Bishop of Nyssa, he actively defended Orthodoxy against Arian heresies, endured persecutions, but continued to comfort and strengthen the faithful.
After the death of Emperor Valens, Saint Gregory was restored to his see. He participated in the Antiochian Council and in the work of the Second Ecumenical Council, where he was one of the main figures contributing to the completion of the Nicene Creed. Saint Gregory also cared for his flock, showing compassion and patience, and left behind many useful writings for the Church.
Reaching a deep old age, he departed to the Lord, leaving behind a precious legacy in the form of writings in which he defended the teaching on the Holy Trinity and explained the Holy Scriptures.
