Author Hermine Hakobyan

The Feast of the Discovery of St. Mary’s Box has appeared in the Armenian church calendar since the 18th century. In 1774, it was included in the calendar compiled by the Catholicos Simeon of Yerevan. The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Mobile Feast on the fifth Sunday of Advent. During the year, the Armenian Church celebrates several holidays dedicated to Our Holy Mother of God.

The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received the members of the district council of the Holy Church of Beyoglu region, who came to Armenia from Constantinople on a pilgrimage, at the Mother See. The group of Armenian pilgrims from Constantinople spent five days in Armenia, visited various holy places, got acquainted with the spiritual and historical cultural heritage of Armenia. The Beyoğlu district of  Constantinople is one of the most influential and Armenian-rich districts in terms of ethnicity, spirituality and culture.

Manushak Markosyan, PhD student of Hamburg University, member of Wegner Society, wrote the thesis about Wegner's pro-Armenian activities. Wegner, a great friend of the Armenian people, and Patriarch Vazgen I met and corresponded by letter. In 1968, Armin Wegner visited Soviet Armenia at the invitation of the government and Holy Etchmiadzin. Wegnerologist Manushak Markosyan translated Wegner's letters. He studied them in the Marbach archive, where the personal archives of prominent German figures are stored.

External threats and internal political developments facing the Motherland are discussed at the Mother See. Questions related to the re-consecration of Holy Etchmiadzin cathedral and the organization of the Blessing of the Holy Muron, ecclesiastical-ideological issues.

The Catholicos of All Armenians urged the 40th annual congress of the Diocese of Canada, convened in the Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Toronto, to speak before the Canadian authorities about the Armenian persecution policy of Azerbaijan, to remind them about the occupied Artsakh, forcibly displaced Armenians, illegally held prisoners and the destruction of Armenian culture in Artsakh. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent greetings and best wishes to the participants of the conference.

On the Feast of the Pentecost, the consecration of the khachkar took place by Arch. Parsamyan and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Jose Cobo Cano. Artak Hambardzumyan is the author of the crucifix similar to the embroidered crucifix created by Momik in Noravank. The monument was installed last August with a donation from the Armenian community of Madrid.

The concert of famous American-Armenian pianist Shahan Artsrun was held in the hall of the general leadership vicarage of Samtskhe-Javakhk and Tsalka. A day before that, he held a master class with the students of Akhalkalaki Music School, in which 16 young people participated. Two of them performed at the concert at the suggestion of the artist. The concert was organized by the efforts of the general leadership vicarage of FAR and Samtskhe-Javakhk and Tsalka.

The presentation of Vardan Devrikyan's latest book took place on the occasion of his 60th birthday. He wrote the history of the founding of the Mother See printing house, the first publishing house in Armenia, together with his daughter, scientist, researcher Shoghakat Devrikyan. About a year ago, the scientist passed away due to a sudden illness. Vardan Devrikyan is one of the most prolific scientists of the time. He is the author of about 40 books and more than 60 scientific articles.

Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church organized a workshop - scientific-practical discussion at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences under the title "Aghvank and the Church from the Armenian Aghvan". From 2020-2023 for the first time in history, the Artsakh province of Greater Armenia was completely depopulated, and the centuries-old Armenian spiritual cultural heritage was endangered. Azerbaijan has started work on an unprecedented scale at the state level in the direction of changing the identity of the Armenian religious and historical-cultural cults of Artsakh, and completely eliminating some of them.

13 Armenian organizations in Los Angeles expressed their support for the "Tavush for the sale of the Motherland" movement

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The German-Armenian Central Council expressed its unconditional support for the "Tavush for the sake of the Motherland" movement

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