The doctor of the church title is given to people who gave priceless service to the belief, church, people etc..
During the Liturgy dedicated to the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican, St. Gregory of Narek was classified among the Archimandrites of the Catholic Church.
The doctor of the church title is given to people who gave priceless service to the belief, church, people etc.. The title was given only 35 times till now. St. Gregory of Narek is 36th and first Armenian.
The Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal Angelo Amato said "St. Gregory of Narek preached the theology of beauty with his life, the beauty and theological thought of his words were always valued both by people and theologians."
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