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Pope Francis Declares Armenian Saint Doctor of the Church
Vatican Radio ^ | 2/23/15

Posted on 02/23/2015 6:07:21 AM PST by marshmallow

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has declared Armenian poet and monk, Saint Gregory of Narek, a Doctor of the Universal Church. Meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Cause of Saints on Saturday ahead of his departure for Aricca on Lenten retreat, the Pope confirmed the proposal put forward by the Plenary Session of the Congregation to confer the title of Doctor of the Universal Church on the 10th century saint.

St. Gregory of Narek is widely revered as one of the greatest figures of medieval Armenian religious thought and literature. Born in the city of Narek in about 950 A.D., St. Gregory came from a line of scholars and churchmen.

St. Gregory received his education under the guidance of his father, Bishop Khosrov, author of the earliest commentary on the Divine Liturgy, and from Anania Vartabed, abbess of Narek Monastery. He and his two brothers entered monastic life at an early age, and St. Gregory soon began to excel in music, astronomy, geometry, mathematics, literature, and theology.

He became a priest at the age of 25 and dedicated himself to God. He lived most of his life in the monastery of Narek, where he taught at the monastic school. St. Gregory began his writings with a commentary on the “Song of Songs,” which was commissioned by an Armenian prince. Despite his reservations that he was too young for the task, the commentary became famous for its clarity of thought and language and its excellence of theological presentation.

He also wrote a number of famous letters, sharagans, treasures, odes, melodies, and discourses. Many of his prayers are included in the Divine Liturgy celebrated each Sunday in Armenian Churches around the world.

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1 posted on 02/23/2015 6:07:21 AM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Thanks for posting this.


2 posted on 02/23/2015 6:10:28 AM PST by aposiopetic
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To: marshmallow

Those cardinals are getting quite old and will be needing more medical attention. So this is a wise move.


3 posted on 02/23/2015 7:17:53 AM PST by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

Are you aware that a Doctor of the Church is a teacher of the Church?


4 posted on 02/23/2015 2:42:40 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation
Are you aware that a Doctor of the Church is a teacher of the Church?

Yes. But what good is it to him now, this honor, this accolade of being called Doctor so very late in his death? He died more than a millennium ago.

What good does this do for anyone?
5 posted on 02/23/2015 4:23:00 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero

** this honor, this accolade**

Any Christian who does things for the honor, applause, accolades, recognition is doing it for the wrong reason.

Tasks such as the writing he did need to be done out of love of God and love of his/our neighbor.


6 posted on 02/23/2015 5:31:48 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation
Any Christian who does things for the honor, applause, accolades, recognition is doing it for the wrong reason.

Tasks such as the writing he did need to be done out of love of God and love of his/our neighbor.


Sometimes, you seem to post as if you are the only FReeper with a moral compass.

The Doctor is dead still. The RCC made him a Doctor of the church 1100 years after his death. Why tell me this?
7 posted on 02/23/2015 5:42:27 PM PST by Resettozero
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To: marshmallow

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3260780/posts


8 posted on 02/23/2015 5:46:32 PM PST by Resettozero
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