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1. Gregory Of Nazianzus

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   Despite his success, Gregory's time in Constantinople was brief and fraught with political tension, particularly with the less theologically nuanced Egyptian bishops who arrived at the Council. Feeling exhausted and disillusioned by the political machinations that often overshadowed theological purity, Gregory resigned his see in 381, retreating to his family estate in Cappadocia. He spent his final years in relative seclusion, dedicating himself to poetry and ascetic study.
   His epitaph, which he composed himself, famously noted his deep melancholy and his ambivalent success: "Here lies Greg…