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The Church of Fathers: Council of Nicaea (Cappadocian Fathers) (1)
Paul Jang  2009-12-12 15:00:14, hit : 3,245


The Church of Fathers: Council of Nicaea (Cappadocian Fathers) (1)

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(3) Cappadocian Fathers

Cappadocia is a region in the central Turkey, a land of striking mountain, almost like an align planet, where people still live in well appointed caves carved from rock. This landscape was home to three theologians in the 4th century: Basil of Caesarea, his friend Gregory if Nazianzus and his brother Gregory of Nyssa transformed Christian thinking on God. They shared a common ambition to integrate Christianity with all that was good in classic culture.

1. Lives of the Cappadocians

(1) Basil of Caesarea

1) He was born into wealthy Christian family, in about 330.
2) He had a good education in both Christianity, the classics, philosophy.

3) He met Gregory of Nazianzus at Athens in 351 AD, when his education came to Climax.

4) He was baptized and pursued the monastic life.
5) He was appointed presbyter at Caesaear in 364 and succeeded the bishop in 370.

6) He devoted himself to social scheme for the poor and to the struggle against Arianism. And the he died in 379.

(2) Gregory of Nazianzus

1) He came from the Cappadocian nobility.
2) He studied at Athens with Basil of Caesarea.
3) He became a disciple of Basil, and joined in monastic retreat.
4) He was appointed as presbyter by his father.
5) He became bishop of a small town by which Basil pushed him for the struggle against Arianism.

6) He became bishop of the Nicene party at Constantinople.
7) He preached five famous Theological Orations in380, in defence of Nicene orthodoxy.

8) He played a leading person at the Council of Constantinople.
9) He resigned his bishopric at the council because of his rivalries.
10) He died in 389/90.

(3) Gregory of Nyssa

1) He was born in about 335, who was Basil's brother and disciple.
2) He married, not like monastic life, and he became bishop of Nyssa in 371 according to the bullying of Basil of Caesarea.

3) He was deposed and replaced by an Arian for a few years. But
4) He remained bishop there for the rest of his life.
5) He was the most ardent disciple of Origen of the two.
6) He was interested in philosophy and theological speculation more than the two in spite of distinguishing himself as a defender of Orthodoxy.

7) He died in 394 or soon after.






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