Armenian conference dedicated to the 850th death anniversary of St. Nerses the Gracious

Conference section 1 Opening of the conference with speeches by official persons Boghos Levon Zekiyan, Archeparch of Istanbul and Turkey for the Catholic Armenians - Saint Nerses Shnorhali as a Unique Figure in Christian Thought And Praxis: Shnorhali’s Pioneering Vision of Christian Oecumenism Claude Mutafian, Dr.hist. (University of Paris) -- Mleh, a Successful Armenian Prince (1169- 1175) Andris Priede, Dr.hist.eccl. (Faculty of Theology, University of Latvia) - Marginal Forms of Armenian Monasticism in 13th Century Valda Salmiņa, M.A. - St. Nerses Shnorhali’s historical poem “Lament of Edessa” Conference section 2 Vahan S. Hovhanessian, Bishop PhD (Karekin the First Research Center) -Analysis of the Four Gospels attributed to St. Nerses the Graceful Abraham Terian, Prof. emeritus (St. Nersess Armenian Seminary) - Shnorhali’s Commentary on the Beatitudes Elizabete Taivāne, Dr.theol. (Faculty of Theology, University of Latvia) -Christology of St. Nerses Shnorhali at the Crossroads of Eastern and Western Theology: The Edifying Details Conference section 3 Ojārs Spārītis, Dr.habil.art. (Latvian Academy of Arts) - View on Sacral Architecture of Central Armenia Haig Utidjian, PhD (CESEM, New University of Lisbon) - The music of the Šnorhali Corpus: challenges and rewards Arusyak Tamrazyan, PhD (Matenadaran, Research Institute of Ancient manuscripts) - Mystical symbolism in melismatic performance: the odes by St Nersēs th

Philonis Alexandrini de animalibus : The Armenian text with introduction, translation, and commentary

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