| Gregory NAREKATZI, SAINT,also called
GREGORY OF NAREK (b. 951--d. 1003; feast day February 27), poet and theologian who is
generally considered the first great Armenian poet and the principal literary figure in
Armenia during the 10th century. He was renowned for his mystical poems and hymns,
biblical commentaries, and sacred elegies. A major prose work was Commentary on the Song
of Songs. |