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St. Nerses the Gracious is an influential theologian, hymnographer, and saint of the Armenian Orthodox Church who served as Catholicos of Hromkla and All the Armenians in the 12th century.

Ecumenical Trends in the Armenian Church(by Catholicos Karekin I of Echmiadzin) Members of the Pahlavuni family held the office of Armenian catholicos from to Nerses also suggested that the Greeks might consider the possibility that perhaps some of its own traditions could bear some attention and correction. Then, copy and paste the text into your bibliography or works cited list. Religion Past and Present.

Life

St. Nerses, called Shnorhali or 'the Grace-filled,' was born in in Hromkla, which at the time served as the capital of the Armenian Principality (and later kingdom) of Cilicia. He was taught by his great-uncle, Catholicos Krikor (Gregory) II of Hromkla, and the Vartabed Stephen Manuk. When he grew older he was consecrated to the episcopacy by his brother, Catholic Krikor III Bahlavouni, and was sent to preach throughout Cilicia.

In he was an observer at the Council of Antioch of the Roman Catholic Church (held during the Crusader occupation of the Levant).

Arevakal(Armenian Apostolic Church in Switzerland) Gregory III of Cilicia. As we mentioned at the beginning, what is striking about this saint, in addition to the depth of his teaching and the holiness of his life, is his ecumenical openness. Early life [ edit ]. Neris, Salomeja —

In , St. Nerses was elected Catholicos of Hromkla and All the Armenians. During his catholicate he continued the ecumenical dialogue begun by his brother with Roman Emperor Manuel Comnenus and the Greek Orthodox Church. The emperor's representative was deeply impressed by St. Nerses' explanation of the Christology of the Armenian Orthodox Church, which he quickly realized was not Monophysite at all, and requested that he write it down for examination by the emperor in Constantinople.

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Nerses' "Profession of Faith of the Armenian Church" was consequently sent to Constantinople, where it was well received by both Emperor Manuel and the Ecumenical Patriarch Michael. This began a series of exchanges between the Churches of Constantinople and Armenia, with the two concluding that neither was heretical in its Christology, Constantinople accepting that the Armenians did not teach the absorption of the Lord's human nature into his divine nature and the Armenians accepting that Constantinople did not believe in the division of the Lord into two persons.

(This dialogue ultimately bore no fruit as Emperor Manuel died and subsequent political events in the empire made its continuation impossible.)

His ecumenism aside, St. Nerses is also remembered for being a prolific writer, poet, and hymnographer. The current structure and many of the hymns of the Arevakal or Sunrise Service of the Armenian Rite (celebrated on the Wednesdays and Fridays of Lent) are attributed to him, as are a number of other beautiful prayers.

Nerses IV(Catholic Encyclopedia) Nerses created a new profession of faith for his church written in a conciliatory tone to be taken back to Constantinople for review by that church. Because each style has its own formatting nuances that evolve over time and not all information is available for every reference entry or article, Encyclopedia. He belonged to the princely Pahlavuni family. Learn more about citation styles Citation styles Encyclopedia.

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Quotes

"If one says 'one nature' in the sense of unmixable and indivisible union and not in the sense of confusion, and if one says 'two natures' as being without confusion and without alteration and not meaning 'division' [then] both are within the orbit of Orthodoxy."

"When you see the cross, know and believe that you are seeing Christ enthroned on it; when you pray before the cross, believe that you are doing so concerning Christ our God and not with inanimate matter.

For it is Christ Who receives the veneration you offer before the cross; and it is He Who hears the supplications of your mouth and fulfills the desires of your heart, which you ask with faith. Whoever does not honor the cross, or insults it, insults Christ Himself."

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