Editing Gregory of Nazianzus (section)

=== Death ===
During the six years of life which remained to him after his final retirement to his birthplace, Gregory composed the greater part of his copious poetical works. These include a valuable autobiographical poem of nearly 2000 lines; about one hundred other shorter poems relating to his past career; and a large number of epitaphs, epigrams, and epistles to well-known people during that era. The poems that he wrote that dealt with his personal affairs refer to the continuous illness and severe sufferings (physical and spiritual) which assailed him during his last years. In the tiny plot of ground at [[Arianzus]], all that remained to him of his rich inheritance was by a fountain near which there was a shady walk. Gregory retired here to spend his days as a hermit. It was during this time that he decided to write theological discourses and poetry of both a religious and an autobiographical nature.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-gregory-of-nazianzen/ |title=Saint Gregory of Nazianzen |date=3 January 2009}}</ref> He would receive occasional visits from intimate friends, as well as visits from strangers who were attracted to his retreat by his large reputation for sanctity and learning. He died about 25 January 390, although the exact date of his death is unknown.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07010b.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA - St. Gregory of Nazianzus |website=newadvent.org |access-date=1 November 2016}}</ref>