Nazianzum

1694. The great historical, geographical and poetical dictionary by Louis Moreri.

Nazianzum, a City of Cappadocia, which at first was a Bishop's See, and afterwards a Metropolis under the Patriarch of Constantinople; and is famous for having been the Birth-place of St. Gregory Nazianzen, whose Father was Bishop of this City, whom he succeeded. See Gregory Nazianzen.