Tag: Armenian Church
Seventeen properties returned to Armenian foundation in Diyarbakır
23/7/13 During a restoration project for the historic Surp Giragos Armenian Church in 2009, the Diyarbakır Surp Giragos Armenian Church Foundation discovered a document listing ... Read More
The newly elected committees of the Assembly of the Catholicosate of Cilicia will soon begin their work
14/7/13 Under the presidency of His Holiness Aram I, the two committees elected by the Assembly--the Council of Religion and the Council of Laity--will now ... Read More
A Nearly Forgotten History: Women Deacons in the Armenian Church
Dn. Hripsime Tahiriants (H.F.B. Lynch photo) Kalfayan Sisterhood with Patriarch Galustian (R. R. Ervine photo) Dn. Hripsime, Istanbul 1998 (R. R. Ervine photo Knarik ... Read More
World’s most ancient Armenian Church in Iran
ISNA - 6/7/13 The oldest Armenian church known as Saint Thaddeus Monastery or Kara Kilise (The Black Church) is located in Chaldoran district, West Azerbaijan Province, ... Read More
The Committee on Rites of the Armenian Church meets in Antelias
July 2013 June Last week: The Committee nominated by Holinesses Karekin II and Aram I began its two-day meeting at the Catholicosate of Cilicia ... Read More
The last of the Armenians
The Armenian Church . Photo: Anisur Rahman 22/6/13 Once a flourishing community in Bengal, Armenians have dwindled in number to such an extent that only ... Read More
Sourp Kevork Armenian Church in Mardin Selected as “One of the 7 Most Threatened Landmarks in Europe”
13/6/13 The Sourp Kevork (St. George) Armenian Apostolic Church (Mardin,Turkey) has been selected as one of the seven most threatened landmarks in Europe by Europa ... Read More
His Holiness Karekin II Receives a Delegation from Russia’s Kursk Region
On May 26, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received a delegation from ... Read More
Head of Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Church attends Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi
27/5/13 On May 26 of 2013, on the occasion of the Independence Day of Georgia the Head of the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox ... Read More
Tennis legend Andre Agassi visits St. Garabed Armenian Church in Las Vegas
On the afternoon of Thursday,May 9, 2013, tennis legend Andre Agassi visited the newly built St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church of Las Vegas, the ... Read More
His Holiness Karekin II visits the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
7/5/13 His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, has left for the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America at the ... Read More
Armenian Church in Turkish Eruh city being converted into Islamic school
YEREVAN, MAY 1, ARMENPRESS: The historical Armenian Church Saint John, located in Dih District of Eruh city inTurkey, without any permission is being converted into ... Read More
Christian Armenians voice deep affiliation to Syria
Xinhua - 24/4/13 While marking the 98th anniversary of the Armenians' Martyrs Day, Scores of Christian Armenians participated in the prayers ceremony that was held ... Read More
Flowers adorn Armenian Church on Akhtamar Island
13/4/13 The Hurriyet Daily News has published the photos of the Armenian Surb Khach Church adorned by spring flowers. As spring comes, flowers create a sea of ... Read More
Washington Community Remembers Sumgait Pogroms
4/3/13 WASHINGTON—Shouting “We Remember Sumgait” and “Justice for Gurgen Margaryan,” Greater Washington, DC area Armenian Americans braved freezing temperatures today to commemorate the victims of ... Read More
Supreme Spiritual Council Meeting at the Mother See
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services – February 2013 From February 19-21, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided ... Read More
Armenian Church suffered no damages after previous day clashes
21/2/13 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: The overall situation in Aleppo is more or less quiet after February 18 heated battles, though the sounds of shelling ... Read More
Relics of students of Jesus found in the Armenian Church of Tabriz
13/2/13 Relics of Saints were found during the reconstruction of St. Stepanos Monastery in Tabriz in 2006. These were supposed to be the bones of ... Read More
Expectations of the new Armenian Patriarch in Jerusalem
13/2/13 In the second of two broadcasts, international lawyer and ecumenical consultant Dr Harry Hagopian, who is also an Ekklesia associate, talks about the newly ... Read More
Illegal Lease of Armenian Church in Occupied Cyprus Revoked
7/2/13 NICOSIA—Officials at Near East University in Occupied Cyprus announced that they were backtracking from the illegal lease of the historic 14th St. Mary’s Church ... Read More
Armenian Church marks Feast of St. Vartan the Captain and Companions
7/2/13 The Armenian Apostolic Church today marks the Feast of St. Vartan the Captain and Companions. The Feast of St. Vartan the Captain and his ... Read More