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At the school of St. Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan, the "Kantegh" award ceremony took place.This year's awardees are Henrik Bakhchinyan for translation of French literature, Sergey Mkrtchyan for works from French and English, and Anushavan Mesropyan for translations from Ukrainian to Armenian and from Armenian to Ukrainian. The annual "Kantegh" translation award ceremony jointly... more |
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Prayers and texts for the Week of Unity of Prayer are being prepared at the Mother SeeThe works of the Inter-Church Commission have started in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin. The committee is preparing prayers and texts for the 2026 Unity Week of Prayer. The Week of Unity of Prayer is organized by the Vatican and the World Council of Churches, each year inviting one of... more |
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On the eve of the feast of the Holy Translators, a service was held in the St. Mesrop churchAfter the united prayer, the believers gathered in the park adjacent to the church to participate in the cross procession. From near the Saint Mesrop Church, the procession continued to the vicinity of the Erebuni Museum and then back to the church. It was accompanied by prayers and singing... more |
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The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of the Holy TranslatorsThis year, the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrated the feast of the holy translators on October 12. Many pilgrims visited the Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan. The translator's day is also the day of the vow of Saint Mesrop Mashtots Church. Every year, on this day, the Shukhonts... more |
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After the renovation, the St. Narek Church of Ghazaravan Monastery was re-consecratedWith newly blessed muron and prayers, the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese, His Grace Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, re-consecrated the Holy Altar and the icons of the renovated church. Saint Narek Church of Ghazaravan Monastery was in need of partial repair. With the benevolence of the Avetisyan... more |
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Eventful week in one breathThe year-end meeting of the clergy was held in the Armenian Western Diocese of the USA Khajak Archbishop Parsamyan participates in the Synod of Catholic Bishops in the Vatican Bishop Hovakim Manukyan and the spiritual fathers of the diocese visited the Armenian Community... more |
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The relic of St. Varvara was taken to Tsaghkevank at the base of Mount AraOn October 8, the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church commemorated the feast of the Saints Virgins Thecla, Barbara and Pelagia. With the blessing of the Primate of Aragatsotn Diocese, His Grace Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, the relic of the virgin was taken to Tsaghkevank, the Hermitage of Saint... more |
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The 6th international conference on epic studies has started in YerevanScientists from different countries participate in the international conference. Epics of different nations have been presented on one platform. During the conference, the books of Garegin Srvandztiantsi and the editions of the Sasna Tsrer epic were presented. In 1874, the folk-collecting... more |
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The Armenian church of the Russian city of Rubtsovsk was consecratedThe bell of the Armenian church rang for the first time in Rubtsovsk, Russia. About 600 Armenians live in that city, who built the second Armenian church in the Altai region within eight years. The prayer house, built according to the rules of Armenian church architecture, is 25 meters high... more |
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The Gospel of Shukhonts was brought to St. Mesrop Mashtots Church in Oshakan on the Feast of Holy TranslatorsOn October 12, on the Feast of the Holy Translators, the miraculous Gospel of Shukhonts, which has been considered sacred in Ashtarak for more than 200 years, will be taken out of the Mashtots Matenadaran vault and taken to Oshakan. The Holy Liturgy of the Covenant will begin at 10:30 in the... more |
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The ceremonies of the blessing of Holy Muron and the re-consecration of the Mother Cathedral became historicThe Catholicos of All Armenians performed a sacred ceremony of blessing of the Holy Muron in the spiritual center of all Armenians. On that and the following days, Etchmiadzin hosted thousands of people-worldly and spiritual high-ranking guests, delegations of Christian churches and inter-... more |
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The two historical events caused great excitementOn September 28 and 29, two major events took place in Armenian spiritual and national life. The new muron of the Armenian Church was blessed and the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin was re-consecrated and reopened. Both events caused great enthusiasm in Armenia and the Diaspora, and became major... more |