Saint Gorgonia

Gorgonia
Gorgonia
Born	Nazianzus, Cappadocia; (modern-day Nenizi, Gülağaç, Aksaray, Turkey)
Died	c. 375
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church
Feast	23 February (Eastern Orthodox Church); 9 December (Roman Catholic Church)
Patronage	people afflicted by bodily ills or sickness

Saint Gorgonia (Greek: Αγία Γοργονία; died c. 375^[1]^[2]) was the daughter of Saint Gregory the Elder and Saint Nonna. She is remembered in both Eastern and Western Churches for her piety as a married woman.

Her husband was named Alypius according to Epitaph. 24 by her brother Saint Gregory of Nazianzus in Greek anthology.

^ Salmas, Peter G. (Rev.) (1997). "Saint Gorgonia". Archive of Sunday Bulletin Homilies. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2007-04-29.
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[holycross-1] Salmas, Peter G. (Rev.) (1997). "Saint Gorgonia". Archive of Sunday Bulletin Homilies. The Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2007-04-29.

[catholicsaints-2] Cite error: The named reference catholicsaints was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Gorgonia

Born	Nazianzus, Cappadocia (modern-day Nenizi, Gülağaç, Aksaray, Turkey)
Died	c. 375
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church
Feast	23 February (Eastern Orthodox Church) 9 December (Roman Catholic Church)
Patronage	people afflicted by bodily ills or sickness