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Nonna of Nazianzus


Nonna of Nazianzus
Matron
Bornc. 305
Nazianzus, Cappadocia
(modern-day Nenizi, Aksaray, Turkey)
Diedc. 374
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast5 August
Patronagedeath of children, information services[1]

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. She lived in Cappadocia, a province of the Roman Empire in present-day central Turkey.

  1. ^ Clark, Cat (1998-11-05). "Saint Nonna, Patron of Information Services" (PDF). Catholics United for the Faith. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-06.

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