Gregory Nazianzen

St., Bishop of Constantinople; born’ near Nazianzus, Cappadocia, in 326. He was made bishop of Constantinople by Theodosius in 380. He excelled all his contemporaries in pulpit eloquence. Many of his works are extant, and consist of orations, letters, and. After filling his high and difficult post for one year, he resigned and returned - his native place, where he died in Gregory of Tours, a Frankish historian; born in Arverna (now Clermont), Auvergne, France, about 540. He belonged to one of the most distinguished Roman families of Gaul. His fame rests on his “History, or Annals,” the chief authority for the history of Gaul in the 6th century. He died in Tours, France, Nov. 17, 594.