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'Guide to Saint Peter's Basilica' From:
'Seminarian's Guide' Here lie the remains of St. Gregory of Nazianzus (d. 390) - one of the great Cappadocian Fathers, who helped clarify the wording of the mystery of the Holy Trinity. In the spandrels, Nazianzus together with St. Gregory the Great, St. Basil the Great, and St. Jerome. When Christians fell
under the domination of Muslim masters, they often found themselves in
slavery when they refused to renounce their faith. Christians would sometimes
cooperate to raise funds to buy these slaves their freedom, often under
the patronage of Our Lady of Succor - Our Lady, Help of Christians.
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