Levon Shant


Levon Shant was the only Western Armenian writer of the famous Vernatan founded by Tumanyan. He created works in a variety of literary genres, but his literary fame was brought to him by his dramatic works: "The Ancient Gods", "The Emperor", "Oshin Payl", "The Princess of the Fallen Fortress". Like his party friends Nikol Aghbalyan and Avetis Aharonyan, Shant tried to combine literary life and political activity throughout his life. A graduate of the Gevorgyan Theological Seminary, in 1919 he assumed the duties of the Speaker of the Parliament of the First Republic of Armenia. After the Sovietization of Armenia, he left his homeland forever. In 1929, Levon Shant proclaimed the foundation of the National Educational and Cultural Union in Beirut and the creation of the Nshan Palanchkan Seminary. Both are still operating today.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 182


After the ethnic cleansing in Artsakh, a special department was created in “TUMO” to deal with forcibly displaced youth from Artsakh. It supports, helps and makes suggestions to them. In addition, “TUMO” organizes seminars for trainers, in which specialists forcibly displaced from Artsakh participate. The five-month course is free of charge. Moreover, participants receive a scholarship. Hovhannes Yeranyan hosted in the “Tague” the expert-trainer of the “TUMO” center, poet Violet Grigoryan.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 181


With Tigran Shahverdyan, a member of the Scientific Initiative and founder of Robomart, Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the role and significance of science and technology in ensuring the country's security and economic development in the "Tavern".

Gyumri's Holy Saviour Church will be reconsecrated on December 7


The Holy Savior Church in Gyumri is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its construction this year. On December 5, the nave of the Holy Savior Church will be held, a church ceremony held on the occasion of the renovation. On December 7, the church will be re-consecrated under the presiding authority of the Patriarch of All Armenians. During those days, the diocese will host numerous pilgrims who will be present at the historic event of the consecration of the sacred temple.

"Menk" NGO teaches ethnographic dances


There are three ethnographic dance groups within the "Menk" educational and cultural NGO: basic, amateur, and children's. They not only master ethnographic dances, but are also well-versed in their semantics and have undertaken a mission to spread and teach our dances, from remote villages to the capital.

New Strategy for Education and Science: Part 180


With Spartak Vardanyan, Director of the Armenian-Chinese Friendship School Foundation, Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the importance of knowledge of the Chinese language and the role of school graduates in building bridges of friendship with this fastest-growing superpower.

New strategy of education and science. part 179


Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the interdisciplinary school project "Root and Sprout" with the founder of "Supporters" NGO, candidate of pedagogical sciences Ani Manukyan, within the framework of which students do research work, discovering their own roots.

After the reconsecration of the Cathedral, the first episcopal ordination and consecration took place


The Catholicos of All Armenians was led in a church procession to the Cathedral to offer the Divine Liturgy and perform episcopal ordination. Four benefactors of the church were assisiting His Holiness. His Holiness was accompanied by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople and Archbishop Nathan Hovhannisyan. The Armenian Patriarch, with prayer and blessing, granted the seven degrees of the episcopal rank on the newly ordained, preached and instructed them to take care of Christ's flock, being faithful to the teachings of the church fathers and saints. Here, six bishops were given the omophorion, which is part of the episcopal vestment.

 

New strategy of education and science. Part 177


Prospects for autonomous devices in air, water, and land
 
Hovhannes Yeranyan talked with Tigran Bakaryan, the leading researcher of the Center for Scientific Innovations and Education, about the exclusive conference held in Yerevan, which was entirely dedicated to the safety issues of self-driving devices in air, land and water areas, and the prospects of this competitive scientific field in Armenia.

New strategy of education and science. Part 175


Problems of the new draft law on education and science
Hovhannes Yeranyan discussed the activity of the laboratory, the fate of academic institutes, as well as the problematic points of the draft of the new Law on Education and Science with Hovakim Zakaryan, a leading researcher of the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences.

 

The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the newly consecrated Cathedral


On the day after the re-consecration of the temple, under the chairmanship of His Holiness Karekin II, the Holy Liturgy was celebrated by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople Archbishop Sahak Mashalyan. With the blessing of His Holiness the Patriarch, a Holy and Immortal Liturgy will be offered in the re-consecrated Mother Cathedral on all days of the coming week at 7 pm, for the peace and safe life of the people in Armenia, as well as for the missing, captives and victims and their families.
 

Medals were prepared on the occasion of the historic event of reconsecration of the cathedral


The highest order of honor was prepared on the occasion of the historical event of the re-consecration of the temple, under the direction of the Armenian Patriarch. For the first time, the Catholicos of All Armenians awarded these medals to benefactors at the reconsecration ceremony of the Cathedral. It was their donations that made the complete renovation and beautification of the Cathedral possible. The ladies of Barrera were also awarded with another, again newly established "Daughter of Holy Etchmiadzin" order.