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Nonna of Nazianzus
wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder (–374)
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 5 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
374
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Nonna of Nazianzus (Greek: Νόννα) was the wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, and the mother of Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius, and Gorgonia. She lived in Cappadocia, a province of the Roman Empire in present-day central Turkey.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Caesarius of Nazianzus Saint Child
- Gorgonia Saint Child
- Gregory of Nazianzus Saint Child
- Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder Saint Spouse“Saint Nonna of Nazianzus (Greek: Νόννα) was the wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, and the mother of Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius, and Gorgonia.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q925470 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nonna of Nazianzus (CC BY-SA)
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