Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia)
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Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia) is a funeral oration in which the Church Father Gregory of Nazianzus praises the Christian virtues, piety, and exemplary life of his sister Gorgonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia) Context triple: [Gorgonia, source, Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia)]
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Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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Proslogion
Proslogion is a philosophical and theological work by Anselm of Canterbury best known for formulating the classic ontological argument for the existence of God.
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Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom is an early Christian biographical work that offers a detailed, often sympathetic account of the life, ministry, and exile of the influential Church Father John Chrysostom.
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Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia) Target entity description: Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia) is a funeral oration in which the Church Father Gregory of Nazianzus praises the Christian virtues, piety, and exemplary life of his sister Gorgonia.
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A.
Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.
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B.
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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C.
Proslogion
Proslogion is a philosophical and theological work by Anselm of Canterbury best known for formulating the classic ontological argument for the existence of God.
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D.
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom is an early Christian biographical work that offers a detailed, often sympathetic account of the life, ministry, and exile of the influential Church Father John Chrysostom.
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E.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian sermon
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funeral oration ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | On his sister Gorgonia ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Gorgonia
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Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| author | Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Gorgonia ⓘ |
| commemorativeFunction | funeral praise ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
domestic piety
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faith in suffering and illness ⓘ female Christian sanctity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian moral exemplarity
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Christian piety ⓘ virtue in family life ⓘ |
| genre |
funeral oration
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hagiographical praise ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Late Antique Cappadocian Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian funeral preaching ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian community of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryCollection |
Orations of Gregory of Nazianzus
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linked to:
Funeral Oration on Basil the Great
|
| literaryDevice |
biblical allusion
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encomium ⓘ |
| literaryForm | rhetorical oration ⓘ |
| mentions | family of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| period | 4th century ⓘ |
| praises |
Christian virtues of Gorgonia
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exemplary Christian life of Gorgonia ⓘ piety of Gorgonia ⓘ |
| preservedIn | collections of Gregory’s works in Greek ⓘ |
| purpose |
to edify hearers in Christian virtue
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to honor Gorgonia as a Christian model ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Cappadocia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
early Christian literature
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late antique rhetoric ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| subject | Gorgonia ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Patristic theology ⓘ |
| title | Oration 8 ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | manuscript tradition of Gregory’s Orations ⓘ |
| typeOfWorkNumbering | eighth oration in standard numbering of Gregory’s Orations ⓘ |
| workOf | Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ |
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