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1. The canon of Matins of the second week of Great Lent contains the words: "Thou hast utterly broken the sword and arrows of the wrong-minded, and the pride of Barlaam, and all the power of heretics like a spider's web, like a great stone, O holy one.” What did St. Gregory Palamas, whose memory is commemorated on this day, argue with the Calabrian monk Barlaam about?
Correct answer: №3Correct!Educational materials: St. Gregory PalamasComment:The monk Barlaam of Calabria believed that the Tabor Light was a creation of God, while St. Gregory Palamas argued that it was an action of Divine energy in the created world. The doctrine defended by the saint is important for Orthodoxy, because from it it is obvious that God-communion and God-knowledge are possible for man through the reception of Divine energy. He proved that by means of fasting and prayer isychast monks, can reach the same state, in which the Apostles were, and can see the Uncreated Divine Light. The teachings of St. Gregory are commemorated in Great Lent as a reminder of the importance of spiritual and fasting feats in the life of a Christian.
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