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St. Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) Church of Aragats village re-consecrated


With the funding of the benefactor Aghvan Karapetyan, St. Astvatsatsin Church of Aragats village in Aragatsotn Marz has been renovated. On the Feast of Transfiguration, the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, together with the priests of the Diocese, re-consecrated the holy place... more
2014-07-27 21:39:25
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Feast of Transfiguration in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin


Today our Church celebrated third of the five tabernacle feasts – the Transfiguration of Christ. The festive Divine Liturgy was offered by Bishop Mushegh Babayan at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
2014-07-27 21:33:15
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Blessing of water source in Arzni


In expectation of the Feast of Transfiguration (Vardavar), Father Hakob Khachatryan blessed the water sources accessing the city prior on the eve of the Feast.
2014-07-27 21:28:51
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Finalization of “Light to Children” Program


It’s been two years since with the aid of Armenian-Danish “Light to Children” program there are Christian education groups functioning in various communities of Aragatsotn Marz designed for the children of 8-14. Today 17 children were baptized in St. Gevork Church of Mughni.
2014-07-26 20:17:51
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St. Saghmosavank now with new church bells


The bell ring will from now on be heard not only in Saghmosavan village of Aragatsotn Diocese, but also along the entire picturesque canyon, where St. Gregory the Illuminator used to have a hermitage in the IV century. It’s hard to say when the bell of 800 years old Saghmosavank disappeared.... more
2014-07-26 18:46:13
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We Remember and Demand


Every 24th of each month, youth unions of Araratian Patriarchal Diocese organize events to commemorate April 24. On July 24, third event of the program “Towards 100th years from the Armenian Genocide” was held at Freedom Square.
2014-07-25 20:17:10

Five soloists at the Chamber Music House


On July 6, State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia performed at the Chamber Music House after Komitas with five soloists – Shmavon Grigoryan, Yuan Tienwei, Jordi Bertran, Astghik Vardanyan, Levon Arakelyan.
2014-07-13 17:11:06
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“To shoot a film it’s not enough to take graduate courses”: Kim Ki-duk


As part of Golden Apricot 11th Film Festival Retrospectives program, films of the South-Corean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk's films were screened. The honorable guest was given Parajanov Thaler Award.
2014-07-22 00:19:00
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Golden Apricot 11th Film Festival finalized


Golden Apricot film program went on with its now traditional nominations – International Feature, International Documentary, the Armenian Panorama and the Apricot Stone short film competition. This year the number of applications exceeded 1500 from 95 countries. The number of Armenian films... more
2014-07-22 00:14:46
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Premiere of Cadence Ensemble at Cafesjian Art Center


Pieces of Komitas’ creations arranged for guitar, violin, contrabass, piano and accordion: the concert of July 16 held at Cafesjian Art Center was to pay homage to the guests of Golden Apricot Film Festival.
2014-07-19 16:07:45
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Armenian composers in Tag(h)ebuch (Tagharan/Book of Songs) Project


A meeting with three composers, Aram Hovhannisyan, David Balassanian and Helena Sargsyan, who participated in the German Tagharan Project was held in Naregatsi Art Union.
2014-07-19 16:02:54
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“Let There Be Light” to Krzysztof Zanussi


Within the scope of Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi was handed the award “Let There Be Light” determined by the Mother See for his great contribution in the world cinematography. The award was handed to the filmmaker by the Patriarch of All... more
2014-07-19 12:55:20