§ 142. Жизнь св. Григория Назианзина до епископства.

Friend of his youth and life, St. Basil was St. Gregory, according to the place of life of Nazianza, according to the spiritual direction of the Theologian. Gregory by birth and upbringing belonged, like Vasily, to Cappadocia 545, which was then famous for the education of its inhabitants 546; the son of his mother's prayer 547 was dedicated to God at birth; pious Nonna, feeding his tender soul with his pious instructions, tried to instill in him the determination to fulfill her vow about him and gave him the most precious gift - the Holy. Scripture 548. Carried away by his love of science, after home education, mainly from his uncle Amphilochius, an excellent teacher in eloquence, he went to listen to science in Caesarea Cappadocia 549 from the orator Thespesius 550, then visited Alexandria 551 and finally, in the 24th year of his life, arrived in Athens 552; here a little later, he had the joy of seeing Vasily, whom he met in Caesarea. Now, together with him, he knew the way only to school and church, and with him he listened not only to verbal, but to philosophical, mathematical and partly medical sciences 553. After completing his education, he remained in Athens as a literature teacher, but not for long. Returning to his parents, during a strong and prolonged storm, he made a vow to devote himself to God if he remained alive and, arriving at his parents’ house, received Baptism 554. His brother Caesarius, also a pious young man, but who wanted to live in the world, went to the capital; Gregory, for whom “it meant more to be last with God than first with the king” 555, only hesitated: “whether to prefer the path of contemplation or activity” 556. He decided to combine both - to help his father in his ministry, but to live as alone as possible, to work for the Church, but to practice the Holy Spirit as often as possible. Scripture, in prayer, in deeds of repentance 557. His friend, Vasily, invited him to the desert many times; he agreed, especially when housework greatly burdened his soul, which was striving for a conversation with the one Lord; It was sweet for Gregory’s soul to live and talk in the kind desert - he remembered for a long time after that about this happy time. But the old father needed a son and demanded him to come to him. As soon as Gregory appeared from the desert in Nazianza, his father ordained him as a presbyter; burdened in his soul with a rank that he did not want, Gregory hurried back to the desert to Vasily 558 and, having rested his soul, returned to the shepherd and flock, who felt the need for him; he now had to reconcile with his conscience those who were offended by his removal, and, after the first short Word on Easter, with a few other words he managed to calm down and teach many secrets to his flock 559. Soon after this he had to make another reconciliation, much more difficult; the flock was outraged by the simplicity of the elderly shepherd, who subscribed to the insidious symbol of the Semi-Arians; the act became the target of attacks from the Arians; many of the flock separated from the elder shepherd. Gregory gave time to the first feelings of the people, then he disposed the elder to openly confess both his faith and his mistake - a mistake not of intention, but of simplicity, and after private convictions, with a word about peace, he completed the victory over the hearts of all 560. In 368 Gregory lost his beloved brother Caesarea and sister Gorgonia, and consoled himself and his parents in his funeral words with firm confidence in the bliss of their pious souls 561. In 371 he supported Basil in the fight against Valens 562. Presbyter Gregory writes in his life that Gregory was born in the mountains. Nazianza, formerly called Diocaesarea. Eufront Bishop of Tyana in the 5th meeting of the 5th Ecumenical. The council says: “Arians is the estate (village) where Gregory was born, near the city of Nazians.” The time of birth is determined by the following. circumstances: a) Julian arrived in Athens in 355, when Gregory was already there; and Gregory left Athens “for 30 years.” (Carmen de vita sua, p. 238, p. 4); b) Father Gregory says to his son: “you have not yet lived so much, but the time of sacrifices for me has passed (Carm. de vita sua p. 512). These words are translated as follows: you have not yet lived as long as I sacrifice. And the conclusion is that St. Gregory was born when his father was a bishop. The interpretation is arbitrary! The Grigoriev text does not talk about making a sacrifice. Elsewhere, St. Gregory writes: “I pray that if once upon a time your father and wondrous mother gave you pure and holy sacrifices.” (De vita sua v. 416). He has “bloodless sacrifices of the soul.” (Carm. de divina vitae gener. v. 40). Track. By sacrifices we mean St. Gregory's works of love for God. Track. According to the father, the son was born when the father was a Christian. The father was baptized by Bishop Leontius while he was on the road to the Council of Nicaea (in 325), and ordained bishop 4 years after that. (Orat. 18, pp. 318, 399). And so, for one and another circumstance, St. Gregory was born no later and no earlier than 326. Isidore Pelusiot Lib. S. Er. 158, 352. Creation St. Gregory: verse. about his life 6, 7, 8, about his disasters 4, 310–312; about oneself 4, 294–295. Presbyt. Gregory about the life of the Theologian; Nazianzu Sermon 43, p. 66. Sermon about St. Amphilochie. Jerome de vir, illustr. § 113. Creation. Nazianzus. T. I, Word 7, p. 245. Verse. about your life 6, 8. Verse. about his life 6, 7, 8; about oneself 4, 289–290. Creation St. Gregory 3, 68–81. See note about Vasily. 5. Presbyt. Gregory about the life of the Theologian. Sl. song about myself 4, 290. Orat. n. 18, 31. De vita sua, p. 296, 311–320, p. 5, 6. Verse. about his life § 14, 16. His poem 11–12. Basilii m. Er. 14. Short Homily for Easter, unfairly delivered by Bill 41; Clementzen rightly called it Orat. 1, followed by the “Word upon returning from solitude” - a defense of his departure to Pontus. "The Word after Becoming an Elder." Ar. Billium. 5, 1–2. Ar. Clemen. 10, 3–2; in Russian lane 10, 3–2. Word 1 about peace (Clemen. and in Russian translation b. Biblii 12), spoken in the beginning. 366 after the Nazian Church repelled the attack of the Julian wolves sent to TAKE THE church: “we, says Gregory, even during our disagreement defended each other.” Sl. Word 18th, vol. 2–117. In 363, Julian was “exterminated” and Gregory subsequently erected a monument to him - two words against Julian. Ar. Clemen. 4, 5. Orat. 7, 8; ar. Clemen. After this, a poem was written: Περὶ κάθ ἐαυτὸν ἒπη (T. 2, p. 31, work. 4, 278), where he mentions the death of his brother and sister, but does not yet talk about the death of his parents, and about the bishopric of Sasim (pp. 281, 287–293). Epist. S. Basilii 71. Nazianzen. Word 43, pp. 100–109. You might be interested in: