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An exhibition opened at the History Museum on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the monument expert Ashkharbeg KalantarThe History Museum displays the document with which tries to save the Catholic Church of Yerevan. He and Alexander Tamanyan write a letter to the city authorities and the Ministry of Education protesting against the demolition of one of the most important monuments in Yerevan, the three-nave... more |
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The Sunday school students of the Holy Mother of God Church staged a Christmas-themed performanceIn parallel with spiritual education, children learn singing, dancing, drawing, etc. in Sunday school. The Sunday school operating in the St. Anna and Catholic Church of the Holy Mother of God is attended by about fifty children. Sunday schools operate in almost all dioceses of the Armenian... more |
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A Divine Liturgy was celebrated with the blessing of the Armenian PatriarchUnder the leadership of His Holiness, the spiritual leader of the Armed Forces, Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Movses Sargsyan, served the Divine Liturgy. Every year, on the Sunday close to the day of the formation of the Armenian Army, a Divine Liturgy is served in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin,... more |
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The museums of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin have been equipped with radio guide equipmentInformation about the relics and valuable works of art kept in the museums of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin will now also be presented through radio guide equipment. During group tours, radio guide equipment in large halls will allow for a more comfortable excursion. |
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The necklace from the History Museum was exhibited at an international exhibition in BritainJames Fraser, director of the Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, was the chief curator of the international exhibition “Luxury and Power: From Persia to Greece” organized at the British Museum. He temporarily borrowed a gold necklace from the History Museum of Armenia... more |
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An ecumenical ceremony was held at St. John's Cathedral in New YorkThe inter-church ceremony was dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. The first Ecumenical Council of Nicaea was held in 325 at the invitation of Emperor Constantine the Great. The council was attended by people from all over the Christian world, including Bishop... more |
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Catholicos of All Armenians received the clergymen of the Priest Accelerated Course in JanuaryFor priests, the training courses are an opportunity to refresh their knowledge from the seminary years, to reflect on changes, new challenges and problems, to get to know each other, and to share pastoral experience. His Holiness said that the presence of priests is also important for the... more |
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A memorial evening dedicated to Khoren Palyan was held at Lusine Zakaryan's house-museumIn the 1960s, Khoren Palyan and Lusine Zakaryan were among the first to become the bearers and disseminators of Armenian spiritual song. Khoren Palyan is the author of musicological, philological and historiographical articles and studies. He wrote the educational manual “Chronology of the Armenian... more |
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Eventful weekThe Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated Christmas according to the old calendar at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem A Christmas water blessing ceremony was held at the St. Mesrop Church in Homs, Syria An ecumenical inter-church prayer service was held at the St. Jacob... more |
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23 young men in Javakhk have been called to the first degree of church serviceThe Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Georgia, Bishop Kirakos Davtyan, celebrated a Sunday Liturgy at the Holy Cross Church in Akhalkalaki, at the end of which an ordination of scribes was performed in the church. 23 young men were called to the first degree of church service. 10 of them serve in... more |
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The Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin prayed for the Armenian prisoners illegally held in BakuUnder the direction of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, at the end of the liturgy in the Mother Cathedral, offered a prayer to God for the Armenian prisoners captured by Azerbaijan and illegally held in Baku on fabricated... more |
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The World Youth Union of the Armenian Church is organizing a pan-Armenian pilgrimageThis year, the organization celebrates its 25th anniversary. The central office is organizing a pan-Armenian pilgrimage to the Motherland and Holy Etchmiadzin. It will be titled “The Armenian Family, the Anchor of Armenian Identity.” All dioceses of the Armenian Church around the world are... more |