Deacon Artillerist

In the times of Artsakh heroic war, many of Armenian priests were fighting shoulder to shoulder with soldiers in the battlefield, and ofter with a weapon in hand. Deacon RafayelKhachatryan was one of them. Dropping his studies in Gevorgian Theological Seminary halfway, he returned his native land -- Martakert and positioned on the border. According to one of the commanders, Rafik was one of those distinguished mortar gunners whose shoot was the most exact and his gaze -- the sharpest.
Deacon RafayelKhachatryan was killed in one of the defence fights for the village Tsamtsor.
Recalled by his friends in arms, relatives and spiritual brethren.

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