Saint Gregory at Prayer was an oil-on-panel painting by Annibale Carracci, showing the scene in Gregory the Great's life when an image of the Virgin Mary...

repeatedly called Gregory a great theological writer. Since 1971, the Melkite Greek Catholic Church has venerated Gregory as a saint. Some of his writings...

The Jesus Prayer, also known as The Prayer, is a short formulaic prayer, esteemed and advocated especially in Eastern Christianity and Catholicism: Lord...

Madonna and Child with Saints Annunciation Madonna dei Bargellini (1588) Transfiguration (1595) Abraham and the Three Angels Saint Sebastian Thrown into...

Pope Gregory I (Latin: Gregorius I; c. 540 – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590...

brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, he is known as one of the Cappadocian Fathers. Gregory of Nazianzus is a saint in both Eastern and Western...

Church. The text is named after Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, one of the Cappadocian Fathers. The anaphora or Eucharistic Prayer that is part of this liturgy...

anglicized as Gregory of Narek; c. 950 – 1003/1011) was an Armenian mystical and lyrical poet, monk, and theologian. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian...

The Mass of Saint Gregory is a subject in Roman Catholic art which first appears in the late Middle Ages and was still found in the Counter-Reformation...

considered a saint by the traditions of both Eastern and Western Christianity. Basil, together with his brother Gregory of Nyssa and his friend Gregory of Nazianzus...

become impatient with the saint". Aumann synthesizes Teresa's writings into nine grades of prayer: Mental prayer is a form of prayer "performed without aid...

The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father (Greek: Πάτερ ἡμῶν, Latin: Pater Noster), is a central Christian prayer that Jesus taught as the...

Greek by Gregory: On Commandments and Doctrines, Warnings and Promises; on Thoughts, Passions, and Virtues, and also on Stillness and Prayer: 137 Texts...

humble life, devoting her time to prayer and the spiritual education of her younger brother Peter. She is regarded as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern...

A prayer rope is a loop made up of complex woven knots formed in a cross pattern, usually out of wool or silk. The typical prayer rope has thirty-three...

The Litany of the Saints (Latin: Litaniae Sanctorum) is a formal prayer of the Roman Catholic Church as well as the Old Catholic Church, Lutheran congregations...

combination with the Jesus Prayer", use of which technique can be traced back at least to the 13th century; "the theology of St. Gregory Palamas", on which see...

doctrine supports intercessory prayer to saints. This practice is an application of the doctrine of the Communion of saints. Some of the early basis for...

for the saints – naming Mary, John the Baptist, Saint Stephen, Saint Mark and Saint Basil; then reading of the diptychs, followed by the prayers for the...

saints, convoking a synod in 732 in order to regulate the prayers and masses to be said there. Gregory was an enthusiastic supporter of monasticism; he established...

Aumann, Saint Teresa of Ávila distinguishes nine grades of prayer: vocal prayer, mental prayer or prayer of meditation, affective prayer, prayer of simplicity...

of the Jesus prayer and prayer in general: Saint Symeon the New Theologian, Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov, Saint Theophan the Recluse, Saint Ambrosius of...

the canonical hours that are said at fixed prayer times. While praying, certain gestures usually accompany the prayers, including folding one's hands, bowing...

of the Jesus Prayer, which he accused of being a practise of the Bogomils; also charged it with not proclaiming Christ as God. Gregory Palamas: Historical...

Christianity portal The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory is a community of friars within the Anglican Communion. The community's members, known as Gregorians...

and the opponent of Satan. He also assists people at the hour of death. A widely used "Prayer to Saint Michael" was brought into official use by Pope Leo...

Pope Gregory VII (Latin: Gregorius VII; c. 1015 – 25 May 1085), born Hildebrand of Sovana (Italian: Ildebrando di Soana), was head of the Catholic Church...

and will pray, and offer unto thee propitiatory prayers and sacrifices for their souls." Saint Gregory Dialogus († 604) in his famous Dialogues (written...

Gregorio Magno al Celio for Saint Gregory at Prayer only a few years before. Rubens, in fact, distanced the two side paintings of saints from the central altar...

1979 Book of Common Prayer and in Lesser Feasts and Fasts, with additions made at recent General Conventions. The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church...