The Museum of Literature and Art organized an exhibition on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of Barsegh Kanachyan


The museum presented the violin of composer and conductor Barsegh Kanachyan, which his father bought with great hardship. Kanachyan was one of Komitas' five gifted students. The composer's choral works, solo songs written to the words of Armenian poets, arrangements of patriotic songs, and children... more

The church from Aghvan has been structurally part of the hierarchy of the Armenian Church


Vahe Torosyan, Deputy Director of the Mashtots Matenadaran for Scientific Affairs, delivered a lecture on the topic “The Catholicosate of Aghvan or Gandzasar in the Hierarchical System of the Armenian Church.” The historian touched upon the place and interrelationships of the Aghvan episcopate,... more

Armenian scientists honored at Armenian Church in Moscow on Science Day


About fifty academicians of Armenian origin gathered in the church's ceremonial hall. The diocesan Primate, Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, noted that it is through their service that humanity experiences spiritual and intellectual development, and countries progress. During the evening, students... more

Eventful Week


The memory of St. Sarkis the Warrior was incensed in the Cathedral of Saints Jacob in Jerusalem Newlyweds were blessed on the feast of the Presentation at the St. Yeghishe Armenian Church in London The pre-holiday of the Presentation was celebrated at the St. Sarkis Church in Damascus under the... more

The relics of Saint Sarkis were taken to the churches of the Masyatsotn Diocese and a liturgy was celebrated


The relic of Saint Sarkis the Warrior, enshrined in a right-shaped reliquary, was taken from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the Saint Sarkis Church in the village of Vostan, Masyatsotn Diocese, on February 16, and a liturgy was celebrated. For two years now, a liturgy has been celebrated... more

The icon of Saint Sarkis was exhibited at the National Gallery


The National Gallery of Armenia has exhibited the icon of "Saint Sarkis" by an unknown Armenian artist. The canvas depicts one of the most beloved saints of the Armenian Church, the Warrior Sarkis and his son Martiros, who were martyred for the sake of Christianity. The canvas is the only work... more

The reliquary of Sarkis the Warrior was taken to the St. Sarkis Cathedral in Yerevan


The relic-bearing right hand of the commander Sargis, as well as the Gospel, preserved in the 17th century St. Sarkis Church and kept in the Matenadaran, and the Cross of Ashot the Iron, which was in the army during the days of difficult trials, were taken from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin... more

22 Spiritual servants were awarded on the occasion of the feast of St. Sarkis at the Araratian Pontifical Diocese


For ten consecutive years, with the blessing of the Patriarch of All Armenians and the initiative of Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, on the occasion of the feast of St. Sarkis, a ceremony of awarding and encouraging servicemen and spiritual servants has been held at the Primate's Office of the... more

The feast of St. Sarkis was celebrated with a solemn procession in the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia


The large procession of pilgrims gathered in the courtyard of the Holy Etchmiadzin Church in Havlabar, receiving the blessing of the priests of the diocese, visited the Armenian holy places of Tbilisi under the leadership of the spiritual fathers. The believers went to the ruins of the ruined... more

The relics of Saint Sarkis will be carried to the churches of the Masyatsotn Diocese for Sunday liturgy


Pilgrims from Masyatsotn and other dioceses, led by priests, gathered at the St. Sarkis Church in Argavand to participate in the festive liturgy and renew their vows with the intercession of the saint. At the end of the liturgy, those present partook of a meal. Later, during the Sunday liturgy,... more

The relic-bearing right hand of Warrior Sarkis was taken to the St. Sarkis Church in Ashtarak


For the first time, under the patriarchal direction of His Holiness the Catholicos of All Armenians and with the blessing of Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese, the relic-bearing right hand of the commander Sargis was taken from the Mother See to the St. Sargis Church in... more

February 15th is the feast of Saint Sarkis, his son Martiros, and 14 soldiers


Saint Sarkis the Warrior is considered the patron saint of young people. By the decree of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, the feast has been declared a day of blessing for young people. On that day, a liturgy is served in churches named after the Saint, after which a... more