The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated the feast of the Hripsime Virgins

The Patriarch of All Armenians blessed the clergy and the pious people at the Arch of St. Gregory the Illuminator with the relic of the Virgin Hripsime. On the occasion of the feast, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy was served at the Holy Hripsime Monastery. At the end of the liturgy, the Order of the Family was performed with the relic of the saint. This feast marks the start of the Araratian Week.