By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, December 14 — According to the pontifical kontakion of Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, two new eparchies were established on December 10, in the Republic of Armenia — the Eparchy of Vayots Dzor and the Eparchy of Tavush. The colleges of the Vayots Dzor region are separated from the [...]
By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, October 23 — The Armenian Apostolic Church is organizing several events devoted to the 190th anniversary of the prominent Armenian national figure Mkrtich Khrimian, also known as Khrimian Hayrik, the Catholicos of All Armenians from 1892 to 1907, the press office of Holy Etchmiadzin informs. On October 21 a conference was held on [...]
By Victoria Vardanyan YEREVAN, September 6– Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II is on a Patriarchal visit in the US, the Press Office of the Holy Echmiadzin reports. During the visit, the Catholicos of the Armenian Cathedral Church will consecrate the Western Diocese of St. Ghevond in Brbenk (California). On September 12, on the feast [...]
By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, September 3 — The first orphanage of Holy Etchmiadzin opened at the compound of the Armenian church St. Gayane on September 2 in the presence of the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, the press office of Holy Ejmiadzin informs. The building of the orphanage was completely renovated through the funding [...]
By Victoria Vardanyan YEREVAN, July 30– On August 5, the delegation headed by Deputy Culture Minister Arev Samuelyan, will arrive in Tbilisi to discuss further work on the restoration of St. Gevorg Church. The domed church of St. Gevorg Mugnetsots in Tbilisi was built in 1356 and collapsed on the night of November 19, 2009. [...]
YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia), June 15–About $27 ,000 was allocated from the Georgian state budget for the reconstruction of the Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Culture informs. The dome of the Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church (built in 1356) was destroyed during the night of November [...]
YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), June 11–Ashot Ghulyan was re-elected as the speaker of the Nagorno-Republic’s National Assembly on Thursday. Ghulyan heads the Democratic Party of Artsakh, which won 28.6 percent of the votes in the parliamentary elections on May 23 under the proportional system. The party won five seats and three seats under the majoritarian system in [...]
