"St. Gregory of Narek:
The Newest Doctor of the Church!"
Prof. Roberta Ervine
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary
Many holy men and women aid and sustain the Church in her thinking, but in her Wisdom the Church has officially recognized only a few dozen with its most esteemed title of "Doctor of the Church." In 2015, the Catholic Church startled many--including a fair number of academics--by bestowing the title Doctor of the Church on St. Gregory of Narek (c. 945-1003 A.D.), a 10th century Armenian poet, mystic, philosopher and theologian. This decision, however, did not surprise Armenian Christians, who long have revered and look to the powerful and poetic insights of a man whose writings speak
"with God from the depths of the Heart." St. Gregory of Narek, a cherished teacher of the Armenian people, can now be shared with the rest of the world, and we have invited Prof. Ervine, one of the world's experts on this new Doctor, to be our special teacher so that we, too, may delight in his works. All are invited to attend this free public lecture.