St. Nerses the Great

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Feastday: November 19
Died: 373

Bishop and martyr, the father of St. Isaac the Great. A native of Armenia, he studied in Cappadocia and wed a princess who gave birth to Isaac. After she died, he served as a chamber lain in the court of King Arshak of Armenia. In 353 he was made Catholicos of the Armenians. Nerses devoted much effort to reforming the Armenian Church, including convening a synod in 365 based on the principles he had studied under St. Basil at Caesarea. Though he established hospitals and monasteries, his reforms and denunciation of King Arshak�s murder of the queen led to his exile. He returned after Arshak�s death in battle, but relations were not much better with the new Armenian ruler, Pap, whose dissolute lifestyle caused Nerses to refuse him admission into church. Nerses was invited to a royal banquet at Khakh, on the Euphrates River, and was assassinated by poison.

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Joseph Mathew
6 months ago
St. Nerses, please pray for us to stand up for our faith always and every time; esp when it is tested.
Cjo
6 months ago
May the Lord strengthen us to uphold that which is right in our own day, no matter the cost.
St. Nerses, pls pray for us.
christie
6 months ago
Dear St. Nerses the Great, help us in our everyday life, that we may always remember that we are in presence of God. Guard and guide us. Mother Mary I thank you for coming to us in the recent apparitions in my beloved country, Malaysia. As always you ask us to pray the rosary and to pray unceasingly. Please give us the self-discipline to make time for Jesus your beloved Son. Amen.
c
6 months ago
pray for all of us
Mona
6 months ago
Please pray for Jacob that he finds the right path, for his parents that thery find the strenght and wisdom to guide him and for all cancer patients that they deal with their disease with grace and dignity. Thank you.
christopher
6 months ago
St nerses the great please pray form me and my family
god bless you
Amen
Ryosuke
1 year ago
St.Nerses was fastidiously clean person because he refused abide by a dissolute ruler. On top of this, he was a absolutely resolute catholic. I deem highly of him. Amen.
christie
1 year ago
St. Nerses the Great of Armenia, pray for us. In your love of Christ, you faced opposition and eventual martrydom. Dear Saint let us be unfazed by minor irritations, badmouthing, calumny and detraction. Give us a little bit of courage and a little self-restraint, in facing such situations. Reacting to them ususally brings more hurt. Help me to pray often, pray devotedly and pray perseveringly. Amen

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