On June 11, the meeting of the Supreme Spiritual Council was convened, chaired by the Catholicos of All Armenians


External threats and internal political developments facing the Motherland are discussed at the Mother See. Questions related to the re-consecration of Holy Etchmiadzin cathedral and the organization of the Blessing of the Holy Muron, ecclesiastical-ideological issues.

Documentary-photographer Hrayr Baze Khacheryan's picture book "Khachkar" was presented


The book contains photographs of khachkars of Armenia, Artsakh, Western Armenia, Nakhichevan, Georgia, Iran, Jerusalem, Saint Petersburg and other places. About 500 khachkars are presented in the newly published book. The author referred to the differences in styles and stone types of historical... more

Vysotsky's works will be studied by the students of "Real School"


Soon, the "Real School" school will teach students with its own textbook by Grabar, which includes fables, modern stories with Grabar translation, excerpts from the works of historians and even Grabar translations of songs by Vysotsky and other authors. The real school operates in Yerevan,... more

"Mkhitar Sebasatsi" educational complex held an educational liturgical open class


Every Friday of the academic year, in the Holy Trinity Church of Yerevan, the students of kindergartens, middle, high schools and colleges of the educational complex participate in religious services and liturgies with the teaching choirs. Prayers and hymns are taught in the educational complex... more

Fr. Derenik Sahakyan's book "Greetings to those reading and listening to my letter" was published


The presentation of the book "Greetings to those reading and listening to my letter" by Father Derenik Sahakyan, a member of the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, and the premiere of the documentary film of the same name based on the motifs of the book took place. The book is... more

The two wells inside the Cathedral are being repaired and cleaned


There are 2 wells inside the Mother Cathedral, one inside the northern depository, the other in front of the altar of Saint Stepanos Proto-deacon, from where believers took water, convinced that it was endowed with the miraculous power of the temple. Since 2012, restoration architect Amiran... more

The former head of the Mets Shen community of Artsakh received prosthetics with the help of the Mother See


Davit Ananyan, who was wounded by a mine explosion in Talish during the 44-day war, received prosthetics in Austria at the initiative of the Mother See. The hospital expenses of the 6 servicemen who received treatment were covered by the Vincents Group Foundation, and the living expenses were... more

The annual assembly of priests condemned the police action in Sardarapat


The annual meeting of the priests of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and New Nakhichevan was held in the Moscow rectory under the chairmanship of His Eminence Archbishop Yezras, which was attended by about 40 clergymen from Crimea, Middle Asia, as well as from different cities of Russia. They... more

Historians have compared the cultural genocides in Ani and Shushi


Historians Hovik Avanesov and Mher Harutyunyan made a historical and comparative analysis of the cultural genocide in Ani and Shushi. They referred to the state policy of destroying Christian values. The report was presented in the Museum of History of Armenia, at the international conference... more

The Priest Accelerated Course announces admissions for the 2024-2025 academic year


Persons up to 35 years of age, with higher education, who are children of the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church, can apply for admission to the Priest Accelerated Course in Holy Etchmiadzin. The knowledge of the Holy Book, history of the Armenian Church and the Armenian people, knowledge of... more

His Holiness the Patriarch urged the Canadian Armenians to speak out about the atrocities of Azerbaijan


The Catholicos of All Armenians urged the 40th annual congress of the Diocese of Canada, convened in the Holy Trinity Armenian Church in Toronto, to speak before the Canadian authorities about the Armenian persecution policy of Azerbaijan, to remind them about the occupied Artsakh, forcibly... more

The restoration of the northern and southern altars and holy tables of the Cathedral has begun


The southern altar is named after John the Baptist. The northern altar bears the name of Saint Stephen, the first archdeacon who was martyred for the Christian faith. Both were built in the 17th-18th centuries. In the 1950s, during the restoration of the Temple, the holy tables were damaged. By... more

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