Gregory Thaumaturgus
Gregory of Neocaesarea | |
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Saint Gregory the Miracle-Worker 14th century icon | |
| Thaumaturgus (Miracle-worker) Bishop, Confessor and Equal to the Apostles | |
| Born | c. AD 213 Neocaesarea, Pontus (modern-day Niksar, Tokat, Turkey) |
| Died | c. AD 270 Pontus (modern-day Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Calabria |
| Feast | November 17 Saturday before first Sunday of Advent (Armenian Apostolic Church) |
| Attributes | Bishop driving demons out of a temple; presenting a bishop's mitre to Saint Alexander the Charcoal Burner |
| Patronage | Against earthquakes, desperate causes, floods, forgotten causes, impossible causes, lost causes |
Gregory Thaumaturgus or Gregory the Miracle-Worker (Ancient Greek: Γρηγόριος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Grēgórios ho Thaumatourgós; Latin: Gregorius Thaumaturgus; c. 213 – c. 270), also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. He has been canonized as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.