![]() ![]() Little else is known about Gregor, other than he died in the early 11th century and was buried within the walls of the Narek monastery where he had spent his life. The Russian text of the Book of Lamentations was set to music in 1985. He described his poem as "an encyclopedia of prayer for all nations." This classic of Armenian literature has been translated into 30 languages. A professor of theology, Gregor wrote a mystical interpretation of the Song of Songs, and a long mystical poem called the Book of Prayer or the Book of Lamentations. Gregor too entered the monastery and was ordained in 977. The monastery was a prominent center of learning located in what is now Turkey. When his mother died Gregor and his older brother were raised by a scholarly uncle who had them educated at the Narek monastery where he was a monk. His father, an archbishop died around xx. ![]() 945-1003) Saint Gregory of Narek's Story Gregor was born in a village on the shores of Lake Van between 945 and 950. ~ ST GREGORY OF NAREK, THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS, 990AD Saint Gregory of Narek March 27 Franciscan Media e Saint of the Day Saint of the Day for March 27 (c. AND IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU SHALL LOVE AND THROUGH LOVE HAVE HOPE IN HIS UNSEEN REWARDS. FER IF YOU VIEW THESE THREE AS DISTINCT ASPECTS OF ONE AND THE SAME MYSTERY, YOU SHALL FOREVER BE MAGNIFIED IN GOD. iFunnyĢ5d 1 0 FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE FROM PRAYER 10 FAITH IS HONORED IN A GLORIOUS TRINITY WITH CHARITY AND HOPE. Prayer often unites groups of people who have seen themselves as very distinct-even enemies. John Paul Il and Apostolic Catholicos Karekin I signed a declaration confirming the common faith of their two Churches. ![]() Reflection As opposed to the Armenian Catholic Church that began in the 17th century, the earlier Armenian Apostolic Church did not accept the Council of Chalcedon's 451 teaching that Christ was fully divine and fully human. His liturgical feast is celebrated on February 27. In 2015 as the world observed the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, Pope Francis concelebrated a Mass at the Vatican with Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni and declared the monk, poet, and saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Gregory of Narek, a Doctor of the Church. ![]() FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE FROM PRAYER 10 FAITH IS HONORED IN A GLORIOUS TRINITY WITH CHARITY AND HOPE. ![]()
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