172. The Three Cappadocians

5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, History, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 9 November 2022

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Who were the Cappadocian Fathers? In today's journey back through the archives, Dr. Stephen Nichols introduces us to three ancient defenders of the doctrine of the Trinity.

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0:00.0	Hello, thanks for tuning in to Five Minutes in Church History.
0:03.4	We're taking a break from releasing new episodes on the podcast, but what you're about to
0:07.9	hear is one of my favorite episodes from the archives.
0:11.6	We'll be back with new episodes in the new year.
0:15.1	But until then, we hope you enjoy this episode of Five Minutes in Church History.
0:22.1	Welcome back to another episode of Five Minutes in Church History.
0:25.9	Who were the three Capodotions?
0:28.5	Capodotia is in Turkey, and these three Capodotions were three early Greek church fathers.
0:36.9	Two of them were brothers, and all three of them were friends.
0:40.1	The first was Basil of Caesarea.
0:43.6	He was born in 330, and he lived to 379.
0:47.7	And then we have his brother, Gregory, Gregory of Nisa.
0:51.6	He was born two years after his older brother, Basil.
0:55.6	So he was born in 332, and he lived until 395.
1:00.3	And then there is the third Capodotian, and this is another Gregory.
1:05.5	And this is Gregory of Nazeansus.
1:09.2	He was the oldest of the three.
1:11.9	He was born in 329, and he died in 389.
1:17.4	So the three Capodotions are Basil the Great, Gregory of Nisa, and Gregory of Nazeansus.
1:24.1	And Gregory of Nazeansus, and sometimes they just called him Gregory the Theologian.
1:29.9	Basil and Gregory of Nazeansus were friends.
1:33.4	They knew each other through their studies.
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