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Rupp (Dr. Julius), The Life and Opinions of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa. Leipzig, 1834.
Möller (E. W.), Gregory of Nyssa’s Doctrine on Human Nature, Illustrated and Compared with Origen’s. Halle, 1854.
Denys (J.), On the Philosophy of Origen. Paris, 1884.
Dorner (Dr. J. A.), Doctrine of the Person of Christ. Clark's English translation. Edinburgh.
Heyns (S. P.), Historical-Theological Disputation on Gregory of Nyssa. Leyden, 1835.
Alzog (Dr. J.), Handbook of Patrology. 3rd ed., 1876.
Ceillier (Rémi), General History of Sacred and Ecclesiastical Authors. Paris, 1858 onward.
Tillemont (Louis Sebastien Le Nain De), Memoirs for Ecclesiastical History of the First Six Centuries, Vol. IX. Paris, 1693-1712.
Fabricius (J. A.), Bibliotheca Graeca (Greek Library). Hamburg, 1718-28.
Prolegomena to the Paris edition of all Gregory's Works, with notes by Father Fronto Du Duc, 1638.
Cave (Dr. W.), Historia Literaria (Literary History). London, 1688. (Oxford, 1740.)
Du Pin (Dr. L. E.), Library of Ecclesiastical Authors. Paris, 1686.
Fessler (Joseph), Institutions of Patrology: Dr. B. Jungmann's edition. Innsbruck, 1890.
| Date | Event/Work |
|---|---|
| 331 | Gregory born. |
| 360 | Letters x., xi., xv. |
| 361 | Julian's edict. Refers to the decree by Emperor Julian the Apostate forbidding Christians from teaching classical literature. Gregory gives up rhetoric. |
| 362 | Gregory in his brother's monastery. |
| 363 | Letter vi. (probably). |
| 368 | On Virginity. |
| 369 | Gregory elected a Reader. |
| 372 | Gregory elected Bishop of Nyssa early in this year. |
| 374 | Gregory is exiled under Valens. Valens was a pro-Arian emperor who persecuted Nicene bishops. |
| 375 | On the Faith. On "Not three Gods." |
| 376 | Letters vii., xiv. On the Baptism of Christ. |
| 377 | Against Macedonius. |
| 378 | Gregory returns to his See. Letter iii. |
| 379 | On Pilgrimages. Rupp places this after the Council of Constantinople, 381. Letter ii. |
| 380 | On the Soul and the Resurrection. On the Making of Man. On the Holy Trinity. |
| 381 | Gregory present at the Second Council. Oration on Meletius. |
| 382-3 | Against Eunomius, Books I—XII. Letter to Eustathia. |
| 383 | Present at Constantinople. Letter xii. |
| 384 | Answer to Eunomius' Second Book. |
| 385 | The Great Catechism. |
| 386 | Letter xiii. |
| 390 | Letter iv. |
| 393 | Letter to Flavian. |
| 394 | Present for Synod at Constantinople. |
| 395 | On Infants' Early Deaths. |
Letters i., v., viii., ix., xvi. are also probably after 381.