Cappadocian Church Fathers

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The Cappadocian Church Fathers, Also called the Three Cappadocians, were three theologians and monks from Cappadocia who are considered some of the fathers of the Christian church. They helped shape Christian doctrine and monastic tradition. They were:

Basil the Great (330–379): Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea (the modern-day city of Kayseri, in the Cappadocia region of Türkiye).

Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335–395): The brother of Basil, who was Bishop of Nyssa (the modern-day city of Harmandalı, in Aksaray, Central Türkiye).

Gregory of Nazianzus (329–389) who became Bishop of Constantinople.

The Cappadocian fathers advanced the doctrine of the trinity and are respected as saints in both the Western and Eastern churches.

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