Holy Mother of God Church in Arstakh


The Holy Mother of God Church, built in 1841, is located in the village of Karmir, Askeran region of the Republic of Artsakh. In 2023, the monastery was annexed by Azerbaijan along with the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. The Holy Mother of God Church in the village of Karmir is under the jurisdiction of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

The scribes of Khor Virap


The scribes of Khor Virap wear a vest every Sunday and participate in the liturgy. The more experienced scribes help the newcomers with love. After the liturgy, they feed the pigeons together and rush to play football. The children's daily life in the village is interesting and full of adventures.

Yerits Mankants Monastery


The Yerits Mankants Monastery in the Martakert region of the Republic of Artsakh was founded in the 17th century. It belonged to the Melik-Israelyans of Jraberd, one of the five meliks of historical Artsakh. In 2023, the monastery was occupied by Azerbaijan along with the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The Saint Yerits Mankants Monastery is under the jurisdiction of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

How to celebrate victory when we still feel defeated


After the defeat in 2020 and, especially, after the Armenian exodus from Artsakh in 2023, we do not know how to celebrate the holiday of the liberation of Shushi. There is no state support to society in this matter, which would help in any way to regulate conflicting emotions. There is no public demand that would force the state to develop a policy and attitude. Nevertheless, May 9 is both in the state holiday calendar and in the collective memory of Armenians. Anna Sargsyan talked about the transformation of the Victory Day with ethnographer Mkhitar Gabrielyan.

Aghavno Holy Martyrs Church in Artsakh


The Church of the Holy Martyrs, located in the village of Aghavno, Kashatagh region of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, near the Armenia-Artsakh border checkpoint, was built in 2002. The author is the prominent architect Baghdasar Arzumanyan. Together with the village of Aghavno, the church came under the control of the Azerbaijani armed forces in 2022. The Church of the Holy Martyrs is under the jurisdiction of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 202


With speech therapist Kristina Kharatyan, Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the importance of early speech therapy intervention in the context of inclusion and equal educational opportunities.

Makar of Teghut


Makar I Catholicos of Teghut neither studied nor taught at the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary, but the seminary reached its most flourishing period during his reign. Makar was the first to update the educational programs, invite new teachers, and lay the foundation for the tradition of sending spiritual and secular graduates to prominent European universities to continue their education.

Harutyun Arakelyan after the 44-day war


Only after the 11th surgery were they able to save the leg of Harutyun Arakelyan, a participant in the 44-day war. After being wounded in the war, doctors did not give him hope that he would walk, even the option of amputating his leg was discussed, but everything ended successfully. Although Harutyun can now walk, he can no longer fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a boxing champion. Now he has founded the “Legends” boxing club in Hrazdan, where he trains children.

Catholicos of All Armenians receives delegation led by Mayor of Marseille


His Holiness emphasized that the delegation's visit to Armenia and the Mother See is proof of Armenian-French friendship and the support shown by the French authorities in this difficult period for the Armenian people. The Armenian Patriarch noted that numerous Armenians who survived the Armenian Genocide have found refuge in Marseille, where they have organized their national and spiritual life, making a useful contribution to the progress of the country they have taken refuge in.

 

The main work inside the Cathedral's candlelight hall has been completed


In parallel with the restoration of the Mother Cathedral, a candlelight hall was built. Thanks to this, the frescoes of the Cathedral will no longer be damaged by smoke. Now the floor has been covered with granite slabs, retaining walls, stairs, and wide ramps have been built. Currently, issues of internal communications, heating, ventilation, and lighting, are being discussed.

Priestly ordination of seven pilgrims took place at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


After the end of the Saturday Evening Service, the priestly ordination ceremony took place. In the Mother Monastery, in the presence of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, a public examination of the Orthodox faith of the newly ordained was held. The ordained unanimously rejected and cursed heretics and schismatics, and vowed to follow the faith and teachings of the holy apostles, Armenian patriarchs and archimandrites. During the Sunday liturgy, with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the priestly ordination of seven covenanters was performed in the Mother Cathedral.

 

Martiros Saryan's House-Museum Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow


The Martiros Saryan House-Museum was opened in 1967, during the artist's lifetime.
The museum's exhibition presents all the periods and genres of the master's creativity, starting from the first drawings made at the age of 16 to the works created in the last months of his life. Visitors also have the opportunity to see Saryan's studio. What changes have occurred in the museum in recent years and what programs will be implemented in the near future? In "Artfocus" Anahit Margaryan talked with Bella Isahakyan, director of the Saryan House-Museum, and Ruzan Saryan, head of the exhibition organization department.