Nerses of Lambron

Nerses of Lambron, miniature 1643

Nerses of Lambron ( Armenian Ներսես Լամբրոնացի ; Nerses Lambronatsi) (* 1153 at Lambron Castle ( Armenia ); † July 17, 1198 in Tarsus (Turkey) ) was Archbishop of Tarsus in the Kingdom of Lesser Armenia and one of the greatest figures in Armenian literature and of the Armenian Apostolic Church .

Life

Nerses of Lambron comes from the Hethumid family . He was a son of Oshin II (1125-1170) and the Shahanducht, who comes from the Pahlavuni family and is a descendant of Gregory the Illuminator . His great uncle was Catholicos Nerses IV. Schnorhali . Nerses was ordained a priest by him in 1169. In 1176 he was ordained bishop by the new Catholicos Gregory IV Tgha.

At the Synod of Hromkla in 1179 he gave a synodal speech that has become famous and testifies to the great efforts of the Middle Ages for the unity of the Church. This speech is considered a masterpiece of eloquence and style; it shows freshness and vitality, theological and ecumenical vision and enthusiasm for the unity of the church.

In 1180/81 he was entrusted with responsibility for the diocese of Tarsus. As a promoter of ecumenism, Prince (and later King) Levon slandered him as a traitor to the true faith and traditions of the Armenian Church, because of his openness to other churches and his passion for unity. However, Lewon puts his trust in him and sends him to Constantinople to resume negotiations with a view to reuniting the churches.

Works

Nerses von Lambron is considered one of the greatest writers in Armenian literature, as a poet and author of commentaries, speeches, letters and also as a translator - he mastered the languages Greek , Latin , Syriac and Coptic . He also wrote liturgical and hagiographic writings.

Iso Baumer (ed.): Nerses von Lambron - The impatience of love. On the situation of the Christian churches . With the collaboration of Franz Mali, Abel Manoukian, Boghos Levon Zekiyan and Thomas Kremer ; Paulinus Verlag, Trier; 2013; ISBN 978-3-7902-1460-4
Robert W. Thomson: Nerses of Lambron. Commentary on the Revelation of Saint John . Translation of the Armenian Text, Notes and Introduction; Leuven-Paris-Dudley, MA; 2007; ISBN 978-90-429-1866-5
Nersès de Lambron: Explication de la Divine Liturgy . Traduction, introduction and notes by Isaac Kechichian; Beyrouth, Dar el-Machreq édit .; 2000; ISBN 2-7214-6017-X
Nersès di Lambron: Il primato della carità . Discorso sinodale - Atenabanut'iwn. Introduzione e note a cura di Boghos Levon Zekiyan . Traduzione a cura di Boghos Levon Zekiyan e Valerio Lanzarini, Dizioni Qiqaion, Comunità di Bose, Magnano; 1996

literature

Paruyr Muradian: Nerses of Lambron . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 6, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1993, ISBN 3-7608-8906-9 , Sp. 1095.

Individual evidence

↑ Agop Jack Hacikyan, et al., Eds .: The Heritage of Armenian Literature; Vol. 2: From the Sixth to the Eighteenth Century . Wayne State University Press, Detroit 2002, ISBN 0-8143-3023-1 , p. 458.

personal data
SURNAME	Nerses of Lambron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of the Armenian Apostolic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	1153
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lambron Castle , Armenia
DATE OF DEATH	July 17, 1198
Place of death	Tarsus (Turkey)

[Agop-1] Agop Jack Hacikyan, et al., Eds .: The Heritage of Armenian Literature; Vol. 2: From the Sixth to the Eighteenth Century . Wayne State University Press, Detroit 2002, ISBN 0-8143-3023-1 , p. 458.