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He was born in Armenia c. 240 and died there in c. 326. His title the e Enlightener comes from the idea that he brought the light of Jesus Christ to Armenia and its people. The story says he comes from a Parthian family and his father had murdered King Khosrov I of Armenia, and the baby Gregory, for safety reasons, was taken to Caeserea in Cappadocia. He was baptized and raised up there, and had two sons from his marriage. He was chosen as bishop of Caeserea, and spent the rest of his life preaching and organizing the church in Armenia. Despite he had suffered a lot from the King Tirdates, eventually Gregory was the one who converted this King to Christianity. Before his death, he appointed his son the chief bishop of Armenian church, and died in solitary. |
