Gregory of Nazianzus, Oration 28.31
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Gregory describes angels as ministers of God’s will and says different individuals embrace different parts of the world or are assigned different districts. This is his theological description, not a scientific account of natural processes.
Reception
patristic
Sources and further reading
- Oration 28, Second Theological Oration
The passage describes differentiated angelic ministry.