Komitas Museum Institute celebrates its tenth anniversary


During these 10 years, the museum has established a library and a center for sacred music. The Komitas archive has been digitized, which has made it possible to conduct scientific work. During this time, the museum has organized concerts, exhibitions, implemented educational programs, and published... more

Catholicos of All Armenians sends message on the occasion of Armenian Army Day


On the occasion of the Armenian Army Day, we bring our Patriarchal blessings and best wishes from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to the officers and soldiers of our army and to all our people. The role and contribution of the Armenian Army in the sacred cause of protecting our newly... more

Eventful Week


The Pope expressed full support for the Armenian Church community in Syria The Archbishop of Sevan performed a water blessing ceremony at the baptismal font of Christ The Primate of the Diocese of Gougark presided over the celebration of the feast of the Name of the Lord in the old... more

An exhibition opened at the History Museum on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the monument expert Ashkharbeg Kalantar


The 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

The Sunday school students of the Holy Mother of God Church staged a Christmas-themed performance


In 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

A Divine Liturgy was celebrated with the blessing of the Armenian Patriarch


Under 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

The museums of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin have been equipped with radio guide equipment


Information 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.

The necklace from the History Museum was exhibited at an international exhibition in Britain


James 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

An ecumenical ceremony was held at St. John's Cathedral in New York


The 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

Catholicos of All Armenians received the clergymen of the Priest Accelerated Course in January


For 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

A memorial evening dedicated to Khoren Palyan was held at Lusine Zakaryan's house-museum


In 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

Eventful week


The 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