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According to the accepted order, the oral defense of the doctrinal thesis is followed by the passing of the staff granting ceremony. In Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church of Oshakan Reverend Fr. Poghos Vardanyan was given a Doctrinal staff. On the same day, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Fr....
 
Meetings of the Supreme Spiritual Council have launched in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.  Due to the post-war realities, both internal church issues and issues related to the state of Armenia and Artsakh were discussed.
 
 
 
The publication of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin's Publication Department entitled "Peace in Grief" is addressed to people who are desperate and grieving over the pain of losing a loved one. The author of the book is Reverend Father Garegin Hambardzumyan, a member of the Brotherhood of the...
 
The Supreme Spiritual Council of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin issued a statement which states in part: "We express deep concern about Azerbaijan's continued aggression towards Armenia and Artsakh, particularly in 44-day war in 2020 in relation to the most serious challenges threatening the...
 
The sessions of the Supreme Spiritual Council have been going on for about a week in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin. The congregation, under the guidance of the Catholicos of All Armenians, also toured in Holy Etchmiadzin cathedral which is under renovation and got acquainted with the...
 
23 years ago the bells of Holy Etchmiadzin festively rang, despite the tense situation in the country, heralded the accession of the new Patriarch.  November 4 is the 23rd anniversary of the consecration of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the 132nd ruler of the Armenian Apostolic Holy...
 
 
 
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On November 6, the Brotherhood of the Mother See, under the chairmanship of the Patriarch of All Armenians, participated in the Divine liturgy ceremony in the Saint Gayane Monastery. At the end of the liturgy, on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the consecration and enthronement of...
 
"We came here to say that all we have is our country, our homeland. We will have to arm ourselves with courage and endurance."  On November 5, the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II was on a pontifical visit to Jermuk, Vayots Dzor.
 
On November 6, Catholicos of All Armenians hosted Anthony Carla Testani, scientific director of the ultrasound center of gynecological oncology of Agostino Gemelli University Hospital in Italy at his residence. Professor Testan is in Armenia with an extensive program of lectures and exchange of...
 
The President of the Russian Federation awarded the Order of Honor to the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II. This was announced on November 4, the day of the 23rd anniversary of the enthronement of the Armenian Patriarch. By Presidential decree, His Holiness was awarded for his great...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Five of the deacons serving in various structures of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin were called to the priesthood. His Grace Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan consecrated the ordained and named them after the names of five Armenians who died for the homeland in the 44-day Artsakh war: Harutyun, Davit...
 
The dolls of the "Biblical Society of Armenia" - Noah, Moses, Abraham, Yeghia, Esther - are the handiwork of Srbuhi Movsisyan. Dolls with biblical themes have an art-therapeutic value.
 
"These are difficult and hard times and the expectations of our people from the church and clergy are high, therefore, the burden of the responsibility of the clergy is high", stated the Catholicos of All Armenians  in a conversation with the newly ordained priests.
 
On November 13, the first priestly ordination took place in Stepanakert Cathedral. Dn. Gor Gyurjyan, Spiritual Servant and Director of the Christian Education and Propaganda Center of the Diocese of Artsakh was called to the priesthood by His Grace Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, Primate of the...
 
 
 
 
A memorial service was held in the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Kanaker for the peace and tranquility of the souls of 16 military doctors who died in the 44-day war. On November 11-13, a conference titled "Nagorno Karabakh today and tomorrow" was held in Los Angeles. Patriarchal...
 
Since 2020, the "Gata for the Soldier" initiative has become a tradition in the churches of the Masyatsotn Diocese. It is the idea of young people.  The priests who regularly go to the border bring home-made, fresh, delicious gata with them to the soldiers.
 
In the cathedral of St. Etchmiadzin, the images of the stage stretching along the altar have been restored and installed.
 
 
 
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On November 11-13, a conference titled "Nagorno Karabakh today and tomorrow" was held in Los Angeles. The fourth international conference dedicated to the preservation of Artsakh's cultural heritage was held with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians and the support of the Western...
 
The children's choir of the Diocese of Tavush performed in Tbilisi. His Gracw Bishop Serovbe Isakhanyan, primate of the Armenian Diocese of Germany, visited the Armenian community of Nuremberg. The clergy of Artsakh Diocese congratulated Artsakh students on the occasion of International...
 
The 40-day fasting of the six recently ordained priests will end on December 23, after which they will be assigned to service with the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians.
 
The Feast of the Presentation of the Holy Mother of God entered the calendar of the Armenian Church in the 18th century. It is one of the fixed holidays of our church.
 
 
 
 
About three dozen carpets were brought out from the archives of the History Museum of Armenia. The temporary exhibition entitled "Episodes of identity: Carpet" features never-before-seen designs.
 
With the support of the "Armenian Relief Fund" office of the Armenian Apostolic Church, chemistry and physics laboratories were opened in primary schools No. 1 and No. 4 of Sisian community.
 
An exhibition entitled "Constantin the Great and Tiridates the Great- The Armenian-Roman alliance in history and images" was opened in the museum of the Mastits Matenadaran on November 24. 
 
Four students of the Departments of Historical Theology and Denominational Theology defended their master's degrees.
 
 
 
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One of the oldest structures of the Middle Eastern Diaspora, the Beirut-based "Association of Religious Women of Holy Etchmiadzin" celebrated the 63rd anniversary of its foundation. The hall was full of people who believed in the mission of the Association.
 
The pan-Christian sanctuary will be taken out of the Treasury of Holy Etchmiadzin and will be taken to St. Hovhannes the Baptist and St. Vardan chapel-baptistry of the Mother See.
 
Primate of the Armenian Eastern Diocese of the USA, Archimandrite Mesrop Parsamyan conveyed a special message. The video message was made from a rehabilitation center in New York.
 
The Student Council of the International Scientific and Educational Center of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia has initiated a series of periodic meetings and lectures on current topics. The first meeting was with Proto-Archimandrite Zakaria Baghumyan, Director of the...
 
The Church of Holy Sunday is located next to the Tandzut River. The Primate of Gougark Diocese, His Grace Bishop Hovnan Hakobyan, re-consecrated the newly restored place of pilgrimage.