Gregory of Tatev (1346–1410)
Born 1346 CE, died 1410 CE.
Gregory of Tatev, or Grigor Tatevatsi (Armenian: Գրիգոր Տաթևացի) (1346–1409 or 1410) was an Armenian philosopher, theologian and a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church. Gregory was born in Tmkaberd in Georgia or Vayots Dzor in Siunik. He was educated at the monasteries of Tatev and Metzop. Gregory was a faithful Miaphysite, at a time when the Armenian church was building relations with the Dyophysite Roman Catholic Church. He wrote against uniting the Armenian church with Rome. In addition to his opposition to the union with the Roman Catholic Church, Gregory of Tatev also wrote extensively against Islam, as well as against Judaism and various heresies. In his major theological work, the Book of Questions (Girk’ Harc’mants, completed in 1397), Gregory defended the core principles of the Armenian Apostolic Church against other faiths such as Islam and the Fratres Unitores. He also composed a separate treatise against the Tajiks (a medieval Armenian term for Muslims), in which he polemically opposes core Islamic teachings, particularly on prophecy and holy war (jihad).
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