The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Gregory of Cappadocia
d. AD 345 · Arian intruder-bishop of Alexandria (339–345) · Alexandria
The Nicene Age
Who Gregory of Cappadocia was
Installed on Athanasius's throne by imperial force in 339 amid riots, scourgings, and the burning of a church — the first of the two Cappadocian intruders whose violence Athanasius broadcast to the whole episcopate in his encyclical letter.
Also listed in the bishops of Alexandria and heretics & schismatics.
Common questions
When did Gregory die?
Gregory of Cappadocia is dated d. AD 345 in the archive, which places Gregory in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
Which early sources mention Gregory?
Gregory of Cappadocia is named in 3 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Athanasius of Alexandria and Socrates Scholasticus. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Gregory from?
The archive associates Gregory of Cappadocia with Alexandria.
Who were Gregory’s contemporaries?
The archive links Gregory of Cappadocia to 3 other figures, including Athanasius of Alexandria, Eusebius of Nicomedia and Emperor Constantius II. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (3)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Encyclical Letter 3–5
c. AD 350Gregory was sent by the emperor with a military force… the church was set on fire, virgins were stripped, monks trodden underfoot — that Gregory might be introduced by the prefect into the church.Athanasius of Alexandria · source text
History of the Arians 9–14 (the first intrusion into Alexandria)
c. AD 358Ecclesiastical History II.11 (installed by force)
c. AD 440Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
- AD 320 · Silvanus tried before Zenophilus, AD 320
- AD 325 · The Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- AD 339 · The persecution of Shapur II, AD 339
- AD 343 · The Council of Serdica, AD 343
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Gregory.