page_title: Gregory of Narek
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Gregory of Narek / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: Հայերեն: Հայ Առաքելական եկեղեցու Սուրբ Պայծառակերպության եկեղեցիը Մոսկվայում։ English: Holy Transfiguration Cathedral of Armenian Apostolic church in Moscow. Русский: Кафедральный собор Преображения Господня, Москва.
context_page_description: Grigor Narekatsi was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis in 2015.
  The son of a bishop, Narekatsi was educated by a relative based at the Narekavank, the monastery of Narek, on the southern shores of Lake Van. He was based there almost all his life. He is best known for his Book of Lamentations, a major piece of mystical literature.
caption: A bas-relief of Gregory of Narek on the wall of the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Moscow. He is depicted as holding the Book of Lamentations with "Speaking with God from the Depths of the Heart" engraved on it.
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