St. Gregory Palamas

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St. Gregory Palamas was a 14th-century Byzantine theologian and Archbishop of Thessaloniki, best known for defending Hesychasm and articulating the distinction between God's essence and energies in Eastern Orthodox theology.

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Gregory Palamas 22
St. Gregory Palamas canonical 2

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instanceOf Archbishop of Thessaloniki
Byzantine theologian
Christian mystic
Eastern Orthodox saint
Hesychast theologian
birthDate 1296
birthPlace Constantinople
linked to: Istanbul
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Eastern Orthodox Church
church Eastern Orthodox Church
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire
deathDate 1359
deathPlace Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika
educatedAt imperial court of Constantinople
era 14th century
feastDay November 14
Second Sunday of Great Lent
fullName Gregory Palamas
linked to: St. Gregory Palamas
honorificPrefix Saint
St.
influenced Eastern Orthodox theology
modern Orthodox spirituality
knownFor Palamite theology
defense of Hesychasm
essence–energies distinction in God
theology of uncreated light
languageOfWorkOrName Greek
monasticAffiliation Great Lavra of Mount Athos
linked to: Great Lavra

Mount Athos
movement Hesychasm
linked to: hesychast tradition
notableWork Homilies
Tomos of the Holy Mountain
linked to: Holy Mountain

Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts
occupation archbishop
bishop
monk
theologian
opposedBy Barlaam of Calabria
Gregory Akindynos
participantIn Hesychast controversy
positionHeld Archbishop of Thessaloniki
Metropolitan of Thessaloniki
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
theologicalConcept essence–energies distinction
theosis
uncreated energies of God
uncreated light of Tabor
tradition Byzantine theology
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine rite
Eastern Orthodox Church

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Philokalia containsWorkBy St. Gregory Palamas
St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite influencedBy St. Gregory Palamas
Maximus the Confessor influenced Gregory Palamas
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Symeon the New Theologian influenced Gregory Palamas
subject linked to: St. Symeon the New Theologian
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Gregory Palamas fullName Gregory Palamas
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hesychast tradition theologicalDefenseBy Gregory Palamas
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Mark of Ephesus influencedBy Gregory Palamas
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St. Gregory Palamas name Gregory Palamas
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Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts author Gregory Palamas
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Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts associatedPerson Gregory Palamas
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Homilies author Gregory Palamas
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Second Sunday of Great Lent dedicatedTo Gregory Palamas
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Second Sunday of Great Lent commemorates Gregory Palamas
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Second Sunday of Great Lent honors Gregory Palamas
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theosis articulatedBy Gregory Palamas
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Hesychast controversy hasParticipant Gregory Palamas
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Gregory Akindynos opposedPerson Gregory Palamas
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Gregory Akindynos disputedWith Gregory Palamas
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Barlaam of Calabria opposed Gregory Palamas
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Palamite councils of Constantinople mainSubject Gregory Palamas
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Palamite councils of Constantinople significantPerson Gregory Palamas
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Palamite councils of Constantinople seeAlso Gregory Palamas
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essence–energies distinction articulatedBy Gregory Palamas
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Byzantine theology hasKeyFigure Gregory Palamas
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