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SUMMARY:St. Gregory of Armenia\, the Illuminator +331
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DESCRIPTION:December 11th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Greg
 ory the Illuminator +331 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syria
 c Orthodox Church.\n\nMor Gregorios is the patron saint of Armenia. Armeni
 a was an exposed frontier & buffer state between the Roman & Persian empir
 es. His father was prince Anak\, a Parthian nobleman who assassinated King
  Khosrov II of the Arsacid dynasty. Following the assassination while tryi
 ng to escape\, Anak was killed. Gregory who was an infant along with his b
 rother managed to escape with the help of their caretakers. While his brot
 her was taken to Persia\, Gregory was taken to Caesarea in Cappadocia (Kay
 seri\, Turkey) & raised in a devout Christian home\, educated by Holy Fath
 er Phirmilianos (Euthalius). Gregory got married to Mariam & they had two 
 sons\, Vrtanes & Aristaces (who became a bishop & attended the Council of 
 Nicaea in 325AD). Eventually\, Gregory embraced monasticism. \n\nGregory r
 eturned to Armenia to spread Christianity in his homeland. This was during
  a period of great persecution of Christians throughout the Roman Empire. 
 The son of Khosrov II\, Tiridates III ruled Armenia\, & like Roman emperor
  Diocletian\, he hated Christianity. Tiridates learnt that Gregory was the
  son of his father's murderer\, which angered him. He demanded that Gregor
 y must renounce his Christian faith & worship the pagan idols. Gregory ref
 used to deny Christ so he was thrown into a pit with deadly snakes & impri
 soned for around 13 years. Tiridates fell ill & had a bout of insanity\, h
 aving been betrayed by emperor Diocletian. Gregory was freed from the pit 
 after Tiridates was miraculously cured following his prayers. \n\nReinvigo
 rated\, Mor Gregorios began preaching throughout Armenia\, baptizing a mul
 titude of individuals. After Tiridates was baptized\, he proclaimed Christ
 ianity as the state religion of Armenia in 301AD\, this was while Diocleti
 an's persecution of Christians continued throughout the rest of the Roman 
 empire. Thus Armenia became the very first nation in history (not includin
 g the Syriac kingdom of King Abgar the Black) to embrace Christianity as t
 he state religion. The pagan temples & idols were destroyed as countless c
 hurches were built. With the support of Tiridates\, Gregory built the Cath
 edral of Etchmiadzin near Mount Ararat. The Mother Church in Etchmiadzin b
 ecame & remains the spiritual & cultural center of Armenian Christianity &
  headquarters of the Mother See of the Armenian Apostolic Church. \n\nIn 3
 02AD Gregory was consecrated as Patriarch of Armenia by his childhood frie
 nd Leontius of Caesarea\, becoming the first "Catholicos of all Armenians"
 . In 318AD he named his son Aristaces as successor. He entrusted his grand
 son also named Gregory (son of Vrtanes) to spread the Gospel of Christ thr
 oughout the Caucasus & Anatolia. St. Gregory in his old age retreated to a
  small monastery in Mount Sebuh with a group of monks\, remaining there un
 til his death in 331AD. \n\nBiography courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and 
 Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church' \n\nOh Mor Gregorios! Plead for us
  before God's throne of grace. Amen.\n\nParis 146 and Vat. LXIX
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