Select Letters Of Saint Gregory Nazianzen

1 A Selection from the Letters of Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Sometime 2 To Nectarius, Bishop of Constantinople. (Ep. CCII.) 3 To Cledonius the Priest Against Apollinarius. (Ep. CI.) 4 Against Apollinarius; The Second Letter to Cledonius. (Ep. CII.) 5 Ep. CXXV. To Olympius. 6 Ep. I. To Basil His Comrade. 7 Ep. II. 8 Ep. IV. 9 Ep. V. 10 Ep. VI. 11 Ep. VIII. 12 Ep. XIX. 13 Ep. XVI. To Eusebius, Bishop of Cæsarea. 14 Ep. XVII. To Eusebius, Archbishop of Cæsarea. 15 Ep. XVIII. To Eusebius of Cæsarea. 16 Ep. XL. To the Great Basil. 17 Ep. XLI. To the People of Cæsarea, in His Father's Name. 18 Ep. XLIII. To the Bishops. 19 Ep. XLII. To Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata. 20 Ep. XLV. To Basil. 21 Ep. XLVI. To Basil. 22 Ep. XLVII. To Basil. 23 Ep. XLVIII. To Basil. 24 Ep. XLIX. To Basil. (The Praises of Quiet.) 25 Ep. L. To Basil. 26 Ep. LVIII. To Basil. 27 Ep. LIX. To Basil. 28 Ep. LX. To Basil. 29 Section 1. Letters to His Brother Cæsarius. 30 Ep. XIV. and XXIII. Under the Emperor Valens Cæsarius returned to public life and was made Quæstor of Bithynia. 31 Ep. XXIII. Do not be surprized if I ask of you a great favour 32 Ep. XX. In a. d. 368 the City of Nicæa in Bithynia was almost entirely destroyed by 33 Section 2. To S. Gregory of Nyssa. 34 Ep. I. There is one good point in my character, and I will boast myself of one 35 Ep. LXXII. When S. 36 Ep. LXXIII. As to the subject of your letter, these are my sentiments. 37 Ep. LXXIV. Although I am at home, my love is expatriated with you 38 Ep. LXXVI. Basil the Great died 39 Ep. LXXXI. You are distressed by your travels, and think yourself unsteady 40 Ep. CLXXXII. Gregory after his resignation of the Patriarchal See of Constantinople had retired to Nazianzus 41 Ep. CXCVII. A Letter of Condolence on the Death of His Sister Theosebia. 42 Section 3. To Eusebius Bishop of Samosata. Ep. XLII. 43 Ep. XLIV. Eusebius, having in response to the appeal referred to above 44 Ep. LXIV. In the year 374 Eusebius and other orthodox Bishops of the East were banished by 45 Ep. LXV. Eusebius having replied to the former letter Gregory wrote again 46 Ep. LXVI. The following letter is sometimes attributed to Basil, and is found in his works as 47 Section 4. To Sophronius, Prefect of Constantinople. 48 Ep. XXI. Gold is changed and transformed into various forms at various times 49 Ep. XXII. Is for Amphilochius, written at the same time and in consequence of the same trouble 50 Ep. XXIX. Of the same year. 51 Ep. XXXVII. A letter of recommendation for Eudoxius a Rhetorician for whom Gregory had a warm regard. 52 Ep. XXXIX. A recommendation of one Amazonius, whose learning was much respected by Gregory. 53 Ep. XCIII. Written soon after Gregory's resignation of the Archbishopric. 54 Ep. CXXXV. Damasus, summoned a new Synod of Eastern Bishops to meet at Constantinople 55 Section 5. To Amphilochius the Younger. Ep. IX. 56 Ep. XIII. See the first letter to Sophronius. 57 Ep. XXV. Amphilochius was acquitted of the charges made against him 58 Ep. XXVI. What a very small quantity of vegetables you have sent me! They must surely be 59 Ep. XXVII. You make a joke of it; but I know the danger of an Ozizalean starving 60 Ep. XXVIII. In visiting the mountain cities which border on Pamphylia I fished up in the Mountains 61 Ep. LXII. The Armenian referred to is probably Eustathius Bishop of Sebaste 62 Ep. LXIII. To Amphilochius the Elder. 63 Ep. CLXXI. To Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium. 64 Ep. CLXXXIV. Bosporius, Bishop of Colonia in Cappadocia Secunda, who had apparently taken a prominent part in 65 Section 6. To Nectarius Archbishop of Constantinople. 66 Ep. LXXXVIII. It was needful that the Royal Image should adorn the Royal City. 67 Ep. XCI. A letter of no great importance, except as shewing the friendly feelings which Gregory continued 68 Ep. CLI. Written about a. 69 Ep. CLXXXV. See Introduction to Ep. 70 Ep. CLXXXVI. A letter of introduction for a relative. 71 Ep. CCII. An important letter on the Apollinarian controversy has already been given above. 72 Section 7. To Theodore, Bishop of Tyana. 73 Ep. LXXVII. I hear that you are indignant at the outrages which have been committed on us 74 Ep. CXV. Sent about Easter a. 75 Ep. CXXI. Written a little later, as a letter of thanks for an Easter Gift. 76 Ep. CXXII. You owe me, even as a sick man, tending 77 Ep. CXXIII. To excuse himself for postponing his acceptance of an invitation. 78 Ep. CXXIV. A little later on, when the weather was more settled 79 Ep. CLII. On his retirement from Constantinople Gregory had at the request of the Bishops of the 80 Ep. CLIII. To Bosporius, Bishop of Colonia. 81 Ep. CLVII. To Theodore, Archbishop of Tyana. 82 Ep. CLXIII. George a layman of Paspasus, was sent by Theodore of Tyana to Saint Gregory that 83 Ep. CLXXXIII. Helladius, Archbishop of Cæsarea, contested the validity of the election of Eulalius to the Bishopric 84 Ep. CXXXIX. This letter is written at a somewhat earlier date in reference to the consent he 85 Section 8. To Nicobulus. 86 Ep. XII. (About a.d. 365). 87 Ep. LI. An answer to a request made by Nicobulus for a treatise on the art of 88 Ep. LII. Nicobulus asked Gregory to publish a collection of his letters. 89 Ep. LIII. Gregory put a collection of Basil's letters with his own 90 Ep. LIV. On Laconicism. 91 Ep. LV. An Invitation. 92 Section 9. To Olympius. 93 Ep. CIV. All The Other favours which I have received I know to be due to your 94 Ep. CV. The time is swift, the struggle great, and my sickness severer 95 Ep. CVI. Here is another laying before you a letter, of which 96 Ep. CXXV. Given above, § 1. 97 Ep. CXXVI. While Gregory was at Xantharis an opportunity presented itself for seeing Olympius 98 Ep. CXXXI. In 382 Gregory was summoned to a Synod at Constantinople 99 Ep. CXL. Again I write when I ought to come: but I gain confidence to do so 100 Ep. CXLI. The people of Nazianzus had in some way incurred the loss of civic rights 101 Ep. CXLII. Though my desire to meet you is warm, and the need of your petitioners is 102 Ep. CXLIII. What does much experience, and experience of good do for men? It teaches kindness 103 Ep. CXLIV. Verianus, a citizen of Nazianzus, had been offended by his son-in-law 104 Ep. CXLV. To Verianus. 105 To Olympius. Ep. CXLVI. 106 Ep. CLIV.