Gregory of Narek

Gregory of Narek was born around 950 and died around 1003, or around 1010 according to other scholars; he was a monk, theologian and poet at the monastery of Narek, on the southern shore of Lake Van. The son of a bishop who lost his mother very early, he was raised by a relative, the founder of the monastery school, where he taught and composed biblical commentaries, odes and panegyrics. Recognized as a saint by the Armenian Church, he was proclaimed a Doctor of the Catholic Church in 2015.

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• PoetryBook of LamentationsՄատեան ողբերգութեանGregory of Narek · 1002LiteraturePublic domain