Канонизацията на св. Григорий Палама (1368 г.) и нейното аргументиране
The Canonization of St. Gregory Palamas (1368) and its Justification

Author(s): Georgi Kapriev
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: sanctity; canonization procedure; Philotheos Kokkinos; Gregory Palamas and his teaching
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the canonization of Saint Gregory Palamas. The Tomos of 1368 explains it in the context of the condemnation of Prochoros Kydones. The main argument for the sanctity of Palamas is his teaching. Although the pious life and post-mortal wonders of Palamas are mentioned, they remain secondary. At the same time, the holy patriarch Philotheos Kokkinos establishes the formal framework of the canonization procedure. The paper proves that the form of canonical procedure of Orthodox churches is determined already in the 14th century and not after 1453, as the modern research literature suggests.

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