Religious Figure

Gregory of Nyssa

4th-century bishop of Nyssa, Asia Minor

335 - 395

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His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Gregory of Nyssa is the 415th most popular religious figure (down from 339th in 2024), the 146th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 120th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Gregory of Nyssa is most famous for his writings on the Trinity. He was a Christian theologian who was born in the fourth century and died in the early fifth century.

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Gregory of Nyssa is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Niksar, in what is now modern-day Türkiye, ahead of Gregory Thaumaturgus.

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More than 16 centuries after death, Gregory of Nyssa still holds rank #3,320 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Gregory of Nyssa's biography appears in 54 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 87% of all Religious Figures.

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Among Religious Figures

Among religious figures, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 415 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Sergius II, Pope Anastasius III, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Faustina Kowalska, Dionysius Exiguus, and Antipope John XXIII. After him are Pope Stephen IX, Pope Callixtus I, Pope Hyginus, Saint Nino, Pope Benedict VII, and Saint Ursula.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 335, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 1. After him are Magnus Maximus, Theon of Alexandria, Samudragupta, Nicetas of Remesiana, Rufinus, Eunomius of Cyzicus, and Chromatius. Among people deceased in 395, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 3. Before him are Theodosius I, and Ammianus Marcellinus. After him are Ausonius, Rufinus, and Macarius of Alexandria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 146 out of 1,347. Before him are Tiberius III (700), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Pope John VII (650), Maurice (539), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), and Dionysius Exiguus (475). After him are John I Tzimiskes (925), Apelles (-370), Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Basil I (811), and Attalus I (-269).

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Among Religious Figures In Türkiye

Among religious figures born in Türkiye, Gregory of Nyssa ranks 23. Before him are Theodora (815), Rachel (-3500), Fethullah Gülen (1941), Ignatius of Antioch (35), Pope John VII (650), and Dionysius Exiguus (475). After him are Saint Nino (296), Erasmus of Formia (300), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Pope John V (635), and Theodore of Amasea (300).

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