Tag: Surb Khach
The past and future of Crimea’s Armenian community
3/4/14 Crimea gave the world many outstanding Armenians, including world-renowned painter Hovhannes Ayvazovsky. Recent events in Crimea may complicate the live of the peninsula’s Armenian ... 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
Liturgy in Surb Khach church on Akhtamar Island scheduled for September
2/8/2012 This year’s liturgy in Armenian Surb Khach church on Akhtamar Island will take place on September 9. Vice Governor of Van province held a ... Read More
A police officer instead of priest in Surb Khach Monastery
11/7/2012 YEREVAN, JULY 10, ARMENPRESS: Surb Khach Monastery , meaning Monastery of the Holy Cross is a medieval Armenian monastery located on the Crimean peninsula ... Read More
Armenian Surb Khach Church not damaged from earthquake in Turkey
24/10/2011 VAN. – No Armenian was injured from the earthquake in Turkey, according to initial data, Istanbul-based Agos Armenian newspaper reported Armenian News-NEWS.am. Armenian Surb ... Read More
Turkish authorities to make another show of opening of Surb Giragos Church, Expert says
6/12/2010 Turkish authorities will again make a show of the opening of Surb Giragos church in Diyarbakir next year as they did in Surb Khach ... Read More
Turks admired Armenian national Dances
20/9/2010 Armenian songs and dances followed the liturgy at Surb Khach, the NEWS.am correspondent reports from Van. He said the150 members of the Istanbul-based Armenian ... Read More
Liturgy Surb Khach Church Over
20/9/2010 Historic Liturgy on Akdamar goes smoothly amid cross controversy. Hymns and prayers resonated on Akdamar Island on Sunday, 95 years after religious services ended ... Read More
Constantinople Patriarchate declines Turkish businessmen’s Offer
14/9/2010 The Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church declined Turkish businessmen’s offer to install s wooden cross on the dome of Surb Khach church ... Read More
Liturgy in Surb Khach church to be held as planned, Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Says
7/9/2010 Turkish press, misinterpreting the name of Holy See of Echmiadzin, reported “the Patriarchate of Armenian Apostolic Church refuses to participate in the liturgy, as ... Read More
Karekin II not to attend service at Surb Khach
27/7/2010 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II will not visit Turkey to attend the service at Surb Khach church in Akhtamar Island, the head of ... Read More
Armenian Church opened in Budenovsk
1/7/2010 On June 30, Head of the southern Russian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Armen Movsisyan sanctified the Holy Ascension Church in Budenovsk. ... Read More