CLASSICAL EDUCATION OF ST. GREGORY PALAMAS THROUGH INDICATIVE EXAMPLES

• Authors: Lamprou Sultana D.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Saint Gregory Palamas belonged among the greatest fathers of Eastern Church of the 14th century. His intellectual and spiritual potential was cultivated already when he was a student, as he received elaborate education in Constantinople. The intense use of philosophers, among whom Aristotle and Plato were mostly used, and of classical writers, mostly Homer, Sophocles etc., in the writings of Palamas comes as no surprise. In this study, we present an outline of Saint Gregory’s classical education with indicative examples drawn from his writings. Through these examples we aim to analyse Palama’s method of development and promotion of the national literature ideals to the extent that it led to the definition of true faith, to the knowledge of God and human salvation.

Keywords

EN

HOMER; SOPHOCLES; PHILOSOPHY; PALAMAS GREGORY

• Publisher: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre
• Journal: Konštantínove listy
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 126 - 132

Contributors

author

Lamprou Sultana D.

• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Theology, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

Identifiers

DOI

10.17846/CL.2017.10.2.126-132