Grigor Narekatsi was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis in 2015.
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Gregory was based throughout his life at the monastery of Narek (Narekavank), seen here circa 1900. His chapel-mausoleum was located inside the monastery walls before it was destroyed in the mid-20th century.
A 1173 manuscript of the Book of Lamentations![Grigor Narekatsi by Arshak Fetvadjian (1863-1947).[74]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Fetvadjian_Grigor_Narekatsi.jpg/330px-Fetvadjian_Grigor_Narekatsi.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Grigor Narekatsi by Arshak Fetvadjian (1863-1947).[74]
A 2002 statue of Gregory of Narek in Yerevan's Malatia-Sebastia district.
A bas-relief of Gregory of Narek on the wall of the Armenian Cathedral of Moscow. He is depicted as holding the Book of Lamentations with "Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart" engraved on it.
A mosaic depicting Gregory of Narek inside the church of the Mekhitarists Order's Mother House at San Lazzaro degli Armeni, Venice.
Gregory depicted on a 2001 stamp of Armenia.In their orbit 1
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 951 to 1003 · aged 52
Written about in
25 languages
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