Gregorys book of prayer is also sometimes called the book of lamentations. Grigor and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Gregory of narek the book of narek grigor narekatsi or krikor, grigor naregatsi, 9511003 is a canonized saint. Gregory left this world in 1003, but his voice continues to speak to us. His book of prayers or book of lamentations, a long mystical poem in 95 sections written around 977. Being a masterpiece of medieval christian writing, this book h. Book of lamentations, jerusalem, 1868 the book of lamentation brief life, ode to the holy virgin, prayer by mkhitar gosh, ode of the archimandrite arakel, curing gospels, dictionary, jerusalem, 1868. This book has been referred to informally through the centuries as the narek, based upon the practice of geographic epithets, whereby st. The prayer book entitled the book of lamentations is the crown of narekatsis creation and it was translated into many languages.
The book of lamentation, smyrna at the end the same as in the editions of 18451850 of constantinople, the list of chapters is in the beginning, 1870. Gregory called his book an encyclopedia of prayer for all nations. He was an armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher and theologian, born into a. There are several translations into eastern and western armenian languages eastern armenian translations made by mkrtich kheranian and vazgen gevorkian, western armenian translations made by bishop torgom gushakian, bishop garegin trapezoni and misak gochunian. Book of prayer is known in armenian as girk aghotits literally, book of prayer or matean voghbergutyan literally book of tragedy or lamentation. There is a bibles, interpretations, motet writings, tutorials on natural sciences, the oldest copy of famous book of lamentations by grigor narekatsi and so on. A broken and contrite heart, o god, thou wilt not despise. Gregory of narek or grigor narekatsi was an armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian and saint of the armenian apostolic church and catholic church. Grigor narekatsi or krikor, grigor naregatsi, 9511003 is a canonized saint. Grigor narekatsi book of lamentations narek new abstract monumental stage dance choreography by anah.
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