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On June 2, the feast of Holy Etchmiadzin was celebrated64 days after the feast of the Holy Resurrection, the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the feast of the foundation of the Holy Etchmiadzin. This year it is on the second of July. A festive liturgy was held in the Saint Gayane Monastery under the solemnity of the Catholicos of All Armenians. |
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June 1 is the commemoration of Saint Gregory the Illuminator's coming out of PitThe relics of the saint were brought to the Khor Virap monastery complex and a festive liturgy was held. The feast coincided with the International Children's Day. We talked with the children in the courtyard of the monastery: who protects them and how, children's opinions varied. |
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The monuments of Artsakh may have the fate of the monuments of NakhichevanThe collective monograph "Monuments and Identities in the Caucasus" was published, in which a group of Armenian and foreign scientists referred to the many endangered and already destroyed Armenian monuments in Artsakh, Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan. Those monasteries, churches and khachkars date... more |
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Artur Hovhannisyan, a disabled soldier, got a job in a bank after getting prostheticsArtur Hovhannisyan, who miraculously survived the 44-day war, received prosthetics and was treated in Canada with the assistance of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He is currently working in one of the Armenian banks. The program of prosthetics and treatment of military disabled, started by the... more |
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All dioceses have condemned the police action at the Sardarapat memorial complexPrimates of the hierarchical sees, dioceses, and patriarchal delegations of the Armenian Apostolic Church condemned the disrespectful behavior of the police towards the Armenian Patriarch and the clergy during their visit to the Sardarapat memorial complex, the bans on entering the memorial... more |
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The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the commemoration of Saints John the Forerunner (Baptist) and Bishop AtanagineMay 30 is also the pilgrimage day of the St. Shoghakat Monastery. With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians from the Mother See, the relics of the saints were taken to St. Shoghakat Monastery. The Armenian Patriarch conveyed his blessing, and handed over the reliquary of the saints to... more |
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On the feast of St. Gayane and her Companions, the saint's relic was brought out, the Republican prayer was offeredAt the conclusion of the liturgy, on the occasion of the Republic Day, under the patronage of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin, a ceremony of the Republic Prayer was held in the Saint Gayane Monastery. |
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The Armenian Patriarch visited the Sardarapat memorial, overcoming the police barriersOn May 28, on the occasion of the feast of St. Gayane and her Companions holiday, following the liturgy and the Republican prayer, the Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the spiritual class, visited the Sardarapat memorial complex. The Armenian patriarch and the spiritual... more |
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On May 28, the Republic Day, the Patriarch of All Armenians addressed all Armenians"These days, when we are faced with serious security threats and existential issues, it is imperative that we stand united, indomitable and steadfast against the internal and external challenges that are storming our national life. Beloved, on the occasion of the Republic Day, it is... more |
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The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the Feast of St. Hripsime and her CompanionsThe Armenian Church celebrated the feast of the St. Hripsime and her Companions and herald the beginning of the Araratian week. The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, accompanied by a spiritual class, took out the reliquary of St. Hripsime, which is kept in the treasury of Holy Etchmiadzin... more |
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Events were held in Tatev to support Ruben Vardanyan and the Armenian prisonersThe monastery complex of Tatev received the participants of the pilgrimage bearing the symbolic name "Tree of Life". Hundreds of pilgrims from different regions of Armenia visited Syunik for the joint prayer for the release of Ruben Vardanyan and other Armenian prisoners held illegally in Baku. |
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Bagrat Bishop's episcopal order is preservedThe Primate of the Diocese of Tavush, His Eminence Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan appealed to the Catholicos of All Armenians to suspend his spiritual ministry. The Archbishop's request was discussed in the Mother See and it was decided to proceed until the new administration. Archbishop Bagrat's... more |