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Nonna of Nazianzus
wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder (–374)
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 5 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
374
Beatified
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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 Nonna, who was the wife of the holy bishop Gregory the Elder and mother of Saints Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius and Gorgonia.
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 5 August as the wife of the bishop Gregory the Elder and mother of Saints Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius and Gorgonia.
Connected on this site
- Caesarius of Nazianzus Saint Child
- Gorgonia Saint Child
- Gregory of Nazianzus Saint Child
- Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder Saint Spouse“Saint Nonna of Nazianzus (Greek: Νόννα) was the wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, and the mother of Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius, and Gorgonia.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q925470 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nonna of Nazianzus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.