Saint Gregory of Nyssa () was a church and monastery of
Trabzon
Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...
. It's believed the church was built around 1280-1297 by the wife of
John III, Emperor of Trabzon. After 1665, St Gregory became the cathedral of the city of Trabzon. The church is dedicated to
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Nyssa, also known as Gregory Nyssen ( or Γρηγόριος Νυσσηνός; c. 335 – c. 394), was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Nyssa from 372 to 376 and from 378 until his death in 394. He is ve ...
(c. 330–395), a Christian bishop and saint.
Nyssa (current day
Nevşehir
Nevşehir (; from 'new' and 'city') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Nevşehir Province and Nevşehir District.[Cappadocia
Cappadocia (; , from ) is a historical region in Central Anatolia region, Turkey. It is largely in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde. Today, the touristic Cappadocia Region is located in Nevşehir ...]
. Georgian traveler
Timote Gabashvili
Timote (Timothy) Gabashvili ( ka, ტიმოთე გაბაშვილი) (1703–1764) was a Georgians, Georgian travel writer, traveler, diplomat, cartographer, religious and public figure. He was the first to describe the Georgian ant ...
visited the church in the late 1750s and included this event in his writings. In 1863, the Metropolitan Constantius of Trabzon rebuilt the church.
In 1930 the church was dynamited to make way for the City Club.
[A. Bryer and D. Winfield, ''The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos'', pp.226-8]
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Saint Gregory of Nyssa Church, Trebizond
Byzantine architecture in Trabzon
Byzantine church buildings in Turkey
Empire of Trebizond
13th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
Destroyed churches in Turkey
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