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Gregory of Narek

951 - 1003

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Grigor Narekatsi (Armenian: Գրիգոր Նարեկացի; anglicized as Gregory of Narek; c. 950 – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic and Catholic Churches and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis in 2015. The son of a bishop, Gregory was educated, ordained, and later stationed at Narekavank on the southern shores of Lake Van (modern Turkey). Scholars consider Gregory the most beloved and significant theological and literary figure of the Armenian religious tradition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory of Narek is the 688th most popular writer (up from 769th in 2019), the 293rd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 321st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Turkish Writer.

Gregory of Narek is most famous for his book of prayers, The Book of Lamentations.

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Among writers, Gregory of Narek ranks 688 out of 7,302. Before him are Pietro Metastasio, Ferenc Molnár, Joseph Murphy, Daphne du Maurier, Walter Raleigh, and Frano Selak. After him are Vittoria Colonna, Maurice Blanchot, Tyrtaeus, Al-Maʿarri, Sidonius Apollinaris, and Ismail Gaspirali.

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Among people born in 951, Gregory of Narek ranks 1. After him are Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Romuald, and Arnulf, Count of Holland. Among people deceased in 1003, Gregory of Narek ranks 4. Before him are Erik the Red, Pope Sylvester II, and Pope John XVII. After him are Athanasius the Athonite, At-Ta'i, Rozala of Italy, Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia, Herman II, Duke of Swabia, and Beatrice of France.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Gregory of Narek ranks 293 out of 1,347. Before him are Strato of Lampsacus (-335), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), Heraclides Ponticus (-385), Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948), John VII Palaiologos (1370), and Andronikos IV Palaiologos (1348). After him are Fatih Terim (1953), Julius Martov (1873), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Isidore of Miletus (442), and Polyxena (null).

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Among writers born in Türkiye, Gregory of Narek ranks 15. Before him are Giorgos Seferis (1900), Zosimus (460), Novatian (220), Yunus Emre (1240), André Chénier (1762), and Aratus (-315). After him are Kassia (810), Theodore the Studite (759), Ibn Hawqal (943), Dio Chrysostom (40), Bar Hebraeus (1226), and Theodoret (393).

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