Publisher's Synopsis
Presenting for the first time the Pre-Nicene theology of the Great Patriarch of Armenian and Caucasian nations,
St Gregory Illuminator's Encyclicals, recorded in 378 AD into original Armenian, Grabar, written by the Patriarch in the beginning of IV AD.
Translation from the original manuscript by Anna Anahit Paitian, poetess, author, scholar, philolog.
St Gregory Illuminator was the first Patriarch of Armenia and Caucasian nations appointed by Pope Sylvester I, 315 AD.
Encyclical Homilies; for centuries these sermons were called Often-Preached ("Hachakhapatum" in Armenian)- i.e. Encyclicals, and through these sermons we are confirmed once more in our simple and pure faith.
St Gregory's disciples converted the Caucasian nations into Christianity; St Nino, the Georgian nations, St Aristakes (the son of St Gregory) - the Armenian Albanian nations (Aghwank and Aluank, now conditionally called "Azerbaijan," from Persian "azer"- fire and "baijan- country), St Gregoris (the grand-son of St Gregory) - the northern Caucasian nations.
"Listen to my words- and you will find yourself at the doors of Heaven."
St Gregory Illuminator, the Father of the Nations; a genealogy spread and established .the European Catholic Kingdom.
The language of this work is simple, nevertheless, the teaching is vigorous and unique; the nations suffer because of the sins of the clergy, the abstinence is an effective cure for the addictive vices (such as masturbation, alcoholism, etc).
The Holy Father was thrown to the deep pit by pagans, where he lived for fifteen years, until the Light of the Armenian nation illuminated the obscure minds for the genius generations to come.
Misconception refuted;
1. By bringing the historical sources this volume proves that St Gregory Illuminator never forced upon the Armenian nation the Christian faith- it was embraced in most thrilled welcome.
2. Authentic Armenians were the descendants of Noah worshiping one God, not pagan idols, which were brought to Armenia by Indians and Greeks.
3. St Gregory Illuminator was not Persian, he was from an Armenian nobly Parthian family,
the Armenian Arsacid (Arshakuni) Parthian Dynasty, which is alive as ever; in faith, in nobility, in loyalty.
