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Gorgonia
daughter of Saint Gregory the Elder
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 23 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
350
Died
372
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Nazianzus in Cappadocia, in present-day Turkey, Saint Gorgonia, mother of a family, who was the daughter of Saint Nonna and sister of Saints Gregory the Theologian and Caesarius, whose virtues Gregory himself celebrated.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 9 December as a mother of a family, sister of Saint Gregory the Theologian, who celebrated her virtues.
Connected on this site
- Caesarius of Nazianzus Saint Brother or sister
- Gregory of Nazianzus Saint Brother or sister“24 by her brother Saint Gregory of Nazianzus in Greek anthology.” — Wikipedia
- Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder Saint Father, Parent
- Nonna of Nazianzus Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3556557 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Gorgonia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.