Krikor Naregatsi

Krikor Naregatsi (951-1003) was an Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher and theologian, born into a family of writers. Almost all of his life he lived in the monasteries of Narek (in Greater Armenia, now Turkey) where he taught at the monastic school. He is the author of mystical interpretation on Song the Songs (977) and numerous poetic writings. Naregatsi's poetry is deeply biblical and is penetrated with images, themes and realities of sacred history, distinguished with intimate, personal character. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Events Allat the Maharana of Mewar come to powers. ... Events Sweyn I of Denmark begins his first invasion of England. ... A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստան Hayastan, Hayq) is a landlocked country in southern Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan in the east and Iran and the Naxçıvan exclave of Azerbaijan in the south. ... Events Births Deaths Hunain ibn Ishaq, Egyptian physician Categories: 977 ... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ...

The mystical poem "Book of Lamentations" (published in 1673 in Marseille) has been translated to many languages and has played a significant role in the development of the Armenian literary language. City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ...

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• ST.NAREGATSI