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Grego'rius Thaumaturgus, St. or Theodo'rus, St., received the surname of Thaumaturgus from his miracles. He was a native of Neocaesareia in Cappadocia, and the son of heathen parents. He pursued his studies, chiefly in Roman law, at Alexandria, Athens, Berytus, and ünally at Caesareia in Palestine, where lie became the pupil and the convert of Origen, about A. D. 234. At the end of five years, during which Origen instructed him in logic, physics, mathematics, ethics, and the whole circle of philosophy, as well as in the Christian faith and biblical science, Gregory returned to his native place, where he soon received a letter from Origen, persuading him to become a minister of the church. Gregory, however, withdrew into the wilderness, whither he was followed by Phaedimus, bishop of Amaseia, who wished to ordain him to the bishopric of Neocaesareia. Gregory for a long time succeeded in evading the search of Phaedimus, who at last, in Gregory's absence, performed the ceremony of his o