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The exhibition titled "Poetry of Images" opened in cooperation with the Museums of Mashtots Matenadaran and Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin is dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the Persian-Armenian artist Andre Sevrugyan. Some of the famous artist's works are stored in the vaults of both...
 
Through the initiative of His Eminence Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan, the "Haykakan khach" foundation helps families forcibly displaced from Artsakh. On the website, families themselves register their data, familiarize themselves with...
 
In the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church of Toronto, an ecumenical ceremony dedicated to Saint Grigor Narekatsi took place. His prayers were read by bishops and spiritual fathers of both churches in Armenian and English. As a tribute to the memory of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide, the...
 
Male citizens under the age of 22 who have secondary or higher education and are children of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church can be admitted to the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary and the Vazgenian Theological School of Sevan. Applicants must pass a written exam in the subject of Armenian...
 
An annual conference of clergy was held in the Armenian Eastern Diocese of the USA A diocesan meeting was held on the west coast of the USA to discuss what needs to be done For the first time in Zagreb, an Armenian liturgy was served and days of Armenian culture were held
 
 
 
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The participants of the "Tavush for the sake of Motherland" movement and the march demand to stop unilateral territorial concessions to Azerbaijan, to stop the illegal process of border demarcation. Residents of the border villages of Tavush, which appear near the Azerbaijani positions as a...
 
On the last day of the 122nd diocesan conference of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, detailed financial reports on the activities were presented, the budgets for 2024 and 2025 were discussed. Diocese plans for several years were outlined at the proposal of Bishop...
 
Abbot Mkhitar on St. Lazarus Island in Venice is not only the head of a congregation, but also of a large center of Armenian studies, a scientist, the author of Haykaz dictionary, Christian, prayer, spiritual, grammatical, interpretive and exegetical works. The Roman Catholic Church is currently...
 
Exactly 40 days after Easter, the Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Feast of the Ascension, which the people also call the Feast of Fate or Katnapur. After the resurrection, Christ walked the earth for exactly 40 days, and on the 40th day, giving messages to his apostles, he ascended to...
 
At the meeting with the members of the ARF "Nikol Aghbalyan" student union, accompanied by the member of the ARF Supreme Body Gegham Manukyan, the Catholicos of All Armenians expressed confidence that thanks to strong faith, courage and unity, the Armenian people will be able to overcome the...
 
An intellectual festival titled "Nation, Army, Church" was held in the Holy Trinity Church, in which the youth of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese participated. 11 teams participated in the three-round match. The victory cup went to the "Gandzasar" team of the Holy Mother of God Church of Nork-...
 
The beneficiaries of the AGBU "Nairi" three-day family camp, which supports the people of Artsakh are children aged 6-14 and their mothers were forcibly displaced from Artsakh since September 24 in 2023. The program started in February and will last until June. About 300 people go to Tsakhkadzor...
 
 
 
On May 9, on the occasion of the Victory and Peace Day, the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the members of the spiritual leadership of the RA Armed Forces visited the "Victory" park memorial complex, where after placing flowers at the monument of the Unknown Soldier, they...
 
On May 9, the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. That day is also commemorated as the historic day of the transfer of the All-Armenian Catholicosate from the city of Sis to Holy Etchmiadzin in 1441. The Feast is portable. This year it coincided with...
 
[field_telecast_image] [title, body, field_start_time, field_lrahos_date] Celebrations dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Lusavorich Choir have started in Constantinople A liturgy was held in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Beyoglu, where the Enlightenment Choir sang. 95 years ago, in 1929, the Lusavorich School Choir was formed in St. Gregory the Illuminator Church in Istanbul. In 1944, the territory of the church and the adjacent Armenian cemetery were...
 
 
 
The meeting took place in the rectory of the Saints Ghevondyants Cathedral. The meeting started with prayer at the proposal of Archbishop Hovnan Terteryan, diocesan Primate. At the meeting, the Archbishop referred to the vital importance of the church-state relations, especially at a time when...
 
After the forced displacement from Artsakh, the Lalayan family lives in Yerevan in a rented two-room apartment. His father, Eric Lalayan, is a former soldier. Does not currently have a main job. Erna taught piano for 17 years in Artsakh. Now she works in a store, but she misses the piano and her...
 
When opening the ArmChurch mobile application, it is possible to find the nearest church with the map, information about the sanctuaries, find out about the upcoming ceremony and expected events in the church. The ArmChurch App has a Liturgy, in Scriptural and Secular. While participating in the...
 
Pilgrim Rev. Fr. Hovsep Harutyunyan celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Mother of God Church of Mets Shulaver village, which was also attended by the local people, as the church does not have a permanent clergyman. Pilgrims also visited the "Srbots evangelist" chapel of Karmir village.
 
The Holy Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the Feast of the Ascension, during which the historic day of the transfer of the Catholicosal See from Sis to the Mother See in 1441 is also commemorated. This year, the mobile holiday coincided with Victory and Peace Day. Catholicos of All Armenians...
 
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In May, 2024, through satellite photos, it became known that Azerbaijan razed the Church of the Holy Ascension of Berdzor to the ground in Artsakh. Earlier, the Azerbaijani press wrote that this church will be turned into a mosque. According to international organizations, in 2020 After the war,...
 
13 Armenian organizations in Los Angeles expressed their support for the "Tavush for the sale of the Motherland" movement There were gatherings in more than 30 cities of 11 European countries in support of the "Tavush for the sake of the Motherland" movement. The German-Armenian Central...
 
The 8th awards ceremony of the "Aurora" global humanitarian initiative was held in Los Angeles. After a three-hour closed discussion, the selection committee awarded the "Aurora" prize to Dr. Denis Mukwege, a human rights activist based in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was chosen for his...
 
May 14 is the day of commemoration of the death of Catholicos Saint Movses of Tatev. That day was also declared the day of the vow of the Holy Mother of God Church of Yerevan, Movses Tatevatsi served here for a long time before becoming patriarch, built a large monastery complex, which was...
 
 
 
On May 19, the Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate the Pentecost. It is the commemorative Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, which took place on the fiftieth day of the Resurrection. That is why Pentecost is always celebrated fifty days after Easter. The Holy Spirit is...
 
In Gagik Stepanyan School No. 135, where the second foreign language is Chinese, students present the riddles of Saint Nerses the Graceful in Chinese. Of the 300 puzzles written by Nerses the Graceful, 6 are for children: Hayk Nahapet, Tork Angegh, Movses Khorenatsi, Davit Anhaght, Grigor...
 
The Catholicos of All Armenians received Nubar Afeyan, the initiator of the "Future Armenian" movement, co-founder of the "Aurora" humanitarian initiative, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. They discussed the challenges facing the Armenian people, the occupation and depopulation of Artsakh,...
 
Admission will be organized through written tests and interview. The written tests are in "Native", "Armeniology", "Mathematics" and "English". Education, accommodation, food, clothing, medical and travel expenses are covered by the Seminary. Submit applications to the Mother See Holy Etchmiadzin...
 
The pottery class of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and AGBU Arabkir Youth Center is preparing for the exhibition at the end of the school year. In the pottery class of Youth Center in Arabkir, the children and the teacher told about the creative process and the victories in competitions and...
 
Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church organized a workshop - scientific-practical discussion at the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences under the title "Aghvank and the Church from the Armenian Aghvan". From 2020-2023 for the first time in history, the Artsakh...
 
 
On the day of the Pentecost, the day of the Sevanavank vow is celebrated, and according to tradition, holy relics are taken to the church on that day. This year the relics of apostles St. Andreas and St. Matthew were taken to the church. The reliquary, in which the relics of the two saints are...
 
The festive service was performed in St. Anna church by Rev. Fr. Vahram Melikyan. Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, Primate of the Diocese of Tavush, on the occasion of the Feast, noticed that the coming of the Pentecost should not only be perceived as a historical event, but also that the presence...
 
The Holy Spirit is one of the three persons of the Holy Trinity, co-equal with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit works in people in different ways. It is represented in one case as breath, wind, in another as a dove, tongue of fire, cloud, etc. All this defines not its essence, but its...
 
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[field_telecast_image] [title, body, field_start_time, field_lrahos_date] The presentation of the last book of the late Vardan Devrikyan took place The presentation of Vardan Devrikyan's latest book took place on the occasion of his 60th birthday. He wrote the history of the founding of the Mother See printing house, the first publishing house in Armenia, together with his daughter, scientist, researcher Shoghakat Devrikyan. About a year ago...
 
 
 
The Catholicos of All Armenians discussed the challenges facing Armenia and the Armenian people with the delegation led by the Co-Chairman of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France Murad Papazyan at the Mother See, emphasizing the national unity in domestic life and the...
 
According to tradition, on that day, accompanied by clergy and faithful, the sacred relics of St. Hripsime will be moved to St. Hripsime monastery complex. A festive liturgy will be offered, in which believers who come from different places to seek the saint's intercession will participate. The...
 
His Holiness received the clergy participating in the Priests Accelerated Course. He urged the churchmen to make the best use of this opportunity and to continue their pastoral service with greater zeal, gathering new knowledge and being strengthened by each other's experience. The training...
 
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The 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...
 
The 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.
 
The 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,...
 
The concert of famous American-Armenian pianist Shahan Artsrun was held in the hall of the general leadership vicarage of Samtskhe-Javakhk and Tsalka. A day before that, he held a master class with the students of Akhalkalaki Music School, in which 16 young people participated. Two of them...
 
On the Feast of the Pentecost, the consecration of the khachkar took place by Arch. Parsamyan and the Metropolitan Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Jose Cobo Cano. Artak Hambardzumyan is the author of the crucifix similar to the embroidered crucifix created by Momik in Noravank. The monument was...
 
At the National Academy of Sciences, the Armenian National Fund for Science and Education of the Armenian Aid Fund of the Armenian Apostolic Church awarded 17 grants to scientists to carry out scientific research in biology, biotechnology, biochemistry, physics, chemistry, history, philology,...
 
"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 the...
 
On 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 class...
 
At 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.
 
 
 
The 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...
 
Primates 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...
 
Artur 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...
 
May 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...