Back جريجورى ثوماتورجوس ARZ Qriqori Tavmaturq Azerbaijani Gregori Taumaturg Catalan Řehoř Divotvůrce Czech Gregor der Wundertäter German Γρηγόριος Νεοκαισαρείας Greek Gregorio la Taŭmaturgo Esperanto Gregorio Taumaturgo Spanish Grégoire le Thaumaturge French גרגוריוס עושה המופתים HE
Gregory of Neocaesarea | |
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 Saint Gregory the Miracle-Worker 14th century icon | |
| Thaumaturgus (Miracle-worker) Bishop and Confessor | |
| Born | c. AD 213 Neocaesarea, Pontus (modern-day Niksar, Tokat, Turkey) |
| Died | c. AD 270 Pontus (modern-day Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Calabria |
| Feast | November 17 Saturday before first Sunday of Advent (Armenian Apostolic Church)[1] |
| Attributes | Bishop driving demons out of a temple; presenting a bishop's mitre to Saint Alexander the Charcoal Burner |
| Patronage | Against earthquakes, desperate causes, floods, forgotten causes, impossible causes, lost causes[2] |
Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Grēgórios ho Thaumatourgós; Latin: Gregorius Thaumaturgus; c. 213 – 270), also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. He has been canonized as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.[3]
- ^ Domar: the calendrical and liturgical cycle of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, Armenian Orthodox Theological Research Institute, 2002, pp. 575–76
- ^ Gregory Thaumaturgus Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine Catholic-forum.com
- ^ Baynes, T. S.; Smith, W. R., eds. (1880). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (9th ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 181.