November 2024

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The Brotherhood of the Mother See led the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople in a procession to the Mother Cathedral, where the "Hrashapar" ceremony was performed in front of the Holy Altar of the Descent. This ceremony was performed for the first time after the re-consecration and reopening...
 
A new exhibition hall has been opened in Mashtots Matenadaran, where the skills, arts and crafts of medieval Armenia, thanks to which manuscripts of spiritual, scientific and church significance were born, are presented. The exhibition hall presents the medieval laboratory of how manuscripts...
 
Episcopal ordination and consecration will take place on November 3 in the renovated Mother Cathedral during the Divine Liturgy. This year, a degree of episcopacy will be granted to the Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Argentina and Chile, Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Aren Shahenyan; Primate of...
 
Responding to the call of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, the Council of Ministers will organize a private prayer ceremony dedicated to Armenia for the establishment of peace, the support of refugees and the release of prisoners in St. Peter's Cathedral on November 10, at 17:00 in...
 
The seminarians defended a master's thesis about the church and national identity, neo-charismatic movements, and the Molokan community in Armenia, which was led by Rev. Fr. Ghevond Mayilian, who teaches modern sectarianism at the Gevorgyan Seminary. After the approval of His Holiness the...
 
At the official event dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Armenian Diocese of Canada, Fr. Abgar awarded the 40th anniversary commemorative medal to the chairmen, members, clergy and people who have served in the Diocese for nearly four decades. Dean of YSU Theology Faculty...
 
Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II received pilgrims from the Armenian communities of Greece and Crete. They arrived in Holy Etchmiadzin to receive the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch and to be next to their spiritual leader during his ordination as a bishop. Father Khoren, who...
 
 
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In the Mother Cathedral, the Primate of the Diocese of Argentina and Chile, His Grace Bishop Aren Shahenyan offered a Divine Liturgy of the covenant. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the consecration and enthronement of the Patriarch of All Armenians, a Republican Prayer was...
 
The Catholicos of All Armenians was led in a church procession to the Cathedral to offer the Divine Liturgy and perform episcopal ordination. Four benefactors of the church were assisiting His Holiness. His Holiness was accompanied by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and Archbishop...
 
 
 
 
Ashot and Lora Tunyan were awarded with higher honors, the Order of Gregory the Illuminator for supporting the Mother See for many years, especially for their role in protecting the rights of the Armenian Church in Myanmar. This couple also donated solar electricity and water heating plants to...
 
The Clergy Training Course program started last year and already the 13th group is completing the course. They spend three weeks in the monastery, participate in church services, liturgies, listen to the lectures of various clergymen and lay professionals every day, update their ritual,...
 
In the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians and the chairmanship of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople His Eminence Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan, the meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council was held, whose members...
 
By the appointment of the Patriarch of All Armenians, from 2019 His Grace Bishop Parthev Barseghyan is the vicar of the diocese of Gegharkunik. Before that, he served in the Christian Education and Information Departments of the Mother See, taught at the Vazgenyan Theological Seminary in Sevan,...
 
After graduating from the Gevorkian Theological Seminary, under the direction of the Patriarch of All Armenians, Bishop Narek started working at the Mother See. In 2003 he was ordained a celibate priest, in 2005 was appointed spiritual pastor of Abkhazia, in 2013 he served in the Armenian Diocese...
 
Under the direction of Karekin II Catholicos of All Armenians, a pan-Armenian prayer will be held in all the churches of the dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora on November 10. At the call of the Armenian Patriarch, a prayer will be offered for the protection of the rights of Artsakh Armenians,...
 
Bishop Grigor Khachatryan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of France, is one of the clerics who received episcopal ordination and consecration on November 3. The Armenian diocese of France has 25 Armenian churches, 24 parishes. Bishop Grigor came to the Mother See with the president of the...
 
Bishop Makar served in the Holy Seven Wounds Church from the age of 8-9. He studied at the Spiritual Seminaryb of Shirak Diocese and the Gevorgian Seminary of Holy Etchmiadzin. In 2003 he was ordained a deacon. He defended his graduation thesis on the topic of "The Book of Judgment" by Mkhitar...
 
The gathered women participate in liturgies, services, social and charitable programs. They stand by the church and make an important contribution to various spiritual, cultural, and humanitarian initiatives of the community. On the occasion of the Women's Union's tenth anniversary, the women...
 
The concert was initiated by the parish council of the Holy Archangels' Church.  The Enlightenment School Choir of Constantinople, under the direction of Hakob Mamikonyan performed. The ceremony was presided over by Patriarch Sahak II with the participation of the spiritual class of the...
 
 
Divine Liturgy was served in the Mother Cathedral under the solemnity of the Catholicos of All Armenians. The day was previously announced as a day of pan-Armenian prayer. In the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin, in all churches of the dioceses of Armenia and the Diaspora, during the Holy Liturgy,...
 
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In Geneva, at the center of the World Council of Churches, a joint prayer was held at the call of the Catholicos of All Armenians. The ceremony was held in the Saint Pierre Cathedral in Geneva. The World Council of Churches invited people of good will to join the prayer for the sake of peace and...
 
In the Saint Nicholas Armenian Church in Rome, a prayer was heard for the servicemen illegally captured by Azerbaijan, military and political leaders of the Artsakh Republic and civilians. It was organized by the Pontifical Levonian Armenian College of Rome and the representation of the Armenian...
 
The blessing and consecration ceremony of the chapel was performed by the Primate of the Diocese of Armavir, His Eminence Archbishop Sion Adamyan. The cross, the bell, and the holy Altar were consecrated. The Zorats chapel was built in the community's park. Taronik is one of the 5 parishes of...
 
Brazilian Armenians prayed for the protection of the rights of Artsakh Armenians in St. George Church of Sao Paulo, in particular, for the servicemen, civilians and representatives of the military and political leadership of the Republic of Artsakh who were kidnapped, captured by Azerbaijan and...
 
With the blessing of the Catholicos of All Armenians, the solemn consecration ceremony of Saint Sahak and Saint Mesrop Church of Vosketap village was held by Bishop Gevorg Saroyan, the Primate of the Diocese of Masyatsotn. The newly built shrine bears the name of the most prestigious fathers of...
 
The Catholic Church of the Czech Republic donated the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew to the Armenian Apostolic Church. The donation received by the archbishop of Prague, Jan Graubner, is a sign of the support and solidarity of the Primate of the Catholic Church towards the Armenian people...
 
After 15 years of spiritual service, His Grace Bishop Khoren Arakelyan of the Greek Armenian Diocese received the episcopal degree. He received his higher education first at YSU, then after being discharged, he was admitted to the Gevorkian Theological Seminary. After serving as an abbe for...
 
“1000 Shields” implements educational and cultural programs for school-age children in Armenia’s border villages. This year, the program has included 5,000 children from 71 border villages in Syunik, Tavush and Vayots Dzor regions. During each visit, the choreographers and singers who joined...
 
 
 
Mari Vardanyan participated in the Delphic Games of the CIS countries in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and was awarded a gold medal. Dozens of countries present children's and youth performing arts in this competition. The competition was held in two stages: first, Mari played Ananhit Valesyan's Autumn...
 
With the blessings of the Primate of the Diocese, His Eminence Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, the ceremony was officiated by Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese who arrived from Armenia. The cross of the dome of the church, the bells of the belfry, the icons, the 16...
 
The third international conference was held by the Armenian Relief Fund in collaboration with specialists from the Institute of Nutrition at Columbia University in New York and the Texas Center for Agricultural, Food and Nutrition Science, the World Food Program, and the American University in...
 
In solemn conditions, the Mighty Gospel was placed on a closed pedestal, and throughout the day, the defenders of the homeland, the employees of the soldier's home, as well as other visitors had the opportunity to pray to the petitioning Gospel and ask for support from it.
 
Through the efforts of Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi, an 18th-century copied manuscript of the 15th-century Armenian physician Amirdovlat Amasiatsi’s “Benefits of Medicine” was acquired and donated to Matenadaran. The manuscript was acquired through an auction from...
 
A plaque has been placed on the outer wall of the chapel of Jesus of Nazareth at the Monastery of Saint Mary in the Spanish city of Cadiz, stating that the church was built in the 17th century by Armenian merchants from Julfa. The plaque was placed with the efforts of the “Erebuni” community...
 
One of the themes of the master's thesis defense was the cooperation of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople and Holy Etchmiadzin in the Armenian issue between 1877 and 1914. The other is "The Church and the Family in the 21st Century values ​​and challenges". There was another final...
 
The 50 works presented are combinations of painting and architecture, graphics, collages. The Western Armenia series is the most comprehensive. Suzy has been studying in the painting class of the Youth Center in Nork for almost ten years. She is now also a student at the University of...
 
 
 
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The aim of the "Katapult" cultural creative project of the Armenian General Benevolent Union is to preserve the heritage and develop it. The project deals with finding a sales platform for an individual artist to the acquisition of property and equipment for the Matenadaran or Philharmonic...
 
The first "Center of Excellence for Urinary Tract Disease Treatment" was opened in the medical center. The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Izmirlian Medical Center invested one million dollars and acquired the latest and unique technologies for the treatment of urolithiasis and other urological...
 
Travel training with the author's program of the educational complex is a mandatory component of the curriculum in the Sebastsia educational complex. This program includes climbing, training and military sports camps, and educational exchanges. In that context, the head of the research school...
 
 
 
 
An ecumenical prayer was held at the Saint Yeghishe Armenian Church in London. Spiritual leaders, diplomats, activists and representatives of the Armenian community participated in the church ceremony. The Primate of the Armenian Diocese of the United Kingdom and Ireland, Bishop Hovakim Manukyan...
 
Within the framework of "Learn and earn-Artsakh" project, the AGBU, under the auspices of HEKS/EPER South Caucasus organization, in cooperation with YSU and Eurasia International University, held the first fair for Artsakh citizens under the title of "New Career Opportunities and Prospects". get...
 
New satellite photos prove that Azerbaijanis destroyed the 19th century church in Tandzatap, Kovsakan region of Nagorno-Karabakh On November 23, the Mother Cathedral will hold a ceremony to ordain deacons
 
After the re-consecration of the Mother See, the residents of the care center have been waiting for the renovation of the church and this visit is a memorable event for them. At the initiative of Father Ararat, they often organize readings of the Holy Book, meetings-discussions, participate in...
 
 
 
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Under the direction of the Patriarch of All Armenians and the Primate of the Artik Diocese, Bishop Narek Avagyan, a ceremony of ordination of deacons was held in the Mother Cathedral. After graduating from the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary, they served in the structures and dioceses of the...
 
The service of Granting of the Cowl (Veghar) was officiated in the Mother See. Father Virap and Father Mashtots received the cowl and joined the ranks of the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The cowl is placed on the head of each novice as a symbol of the celibate priesthood....
 
With the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, the ordination and anointing ceremony of the candidates took place during the Divine Liturgy in the Mother Cathedral. The Celebrant noted that the mission of a priest is to carry out his service to all the children of the...
 
The “Youth Voice” children’s and youth choir of the Armenian Diocese of Brazil participated in the Divine Liturgy with the “School Department” of the Yekmalyan Liturgy. The “Youth Voice” youth choir, composed of students of the “Durian” National School, was founded 2 years ago and is led by...