# Gregory Nazianzen — Verses on Various Occasions character guide

> Gregory Nazianzen in Verses on Various Occasions by John Henry Newman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nazianzen, Gregory

**First appearance:** 0054-lii-the-greek-fathers

## Who they are

Church Father and theologian, referenced in poems.

## In the story

### [LII: The Greek Fathers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/lii-the-greek-fathers)

Mentioned as having 'heaven-taught grace'

### [St. Gregory Nazianzen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/lxxxvii-st-gregory-nazianzen)

Portrayed as a peace-loving, humble man who found the city's crowd and the lordly few difficult to bear, ultimately leaving his patriarch-throne to serve in quiet contemplation.

### [The Priestly Office](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cxvi-the-priestly-office)

The chapter is drawn from St. Gregory Nazianzen, whose voice and priestly perspective inform the meditation.

### [Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cxvii-morning)

The source of the morning prayer, from whom the chapter is adapted.

### [CXIX: A Hermitage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cxix-a-hermitage)

Mentioned as the subject of the worldly whisper; his 'small way' is contrasted with the rich and fashionable.

### [CXX: The Married and the Single](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cxx-the-married-and-the-single)

Attributed author of the fragment; his voice frames the debate between marriage and celibacy.

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