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Righteous Nonna of Nazianzus

Also known as Nonna mother of Gregory the Theologian

Mother of St Gregory the Theologian and wife of St Gregory the Elder, whom she brought to Christ; she reposed in prayer, having served as a deaconess, in 374.

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Notes

Member of the Cappadocian saintly family.

Sources: GOARCH calendar; OCA / J. Sanidopoulos cross-check