Martyrs of the Regime, Part 3: Priests of the Armenian Church

In 1930-1936, 109 priests were repressed by the Bolshevik authorities. In total, 148 clergy were repressed in Soviet Armenia by 1938. 209 cases of violence were recorded against them, from imprisonment to torture and execution. The main accusations were anti-Soviet agitation, nationalism and counter-revolution. The false criminal cases and fabricated charges brought against the clergy were revealed years later. All the repressed were acquitted due to the lack of evidence of the crime.

Blessed names in the Armenian Church calendar, their martyrdom is commemorated every year, at the Holy Liturgy, along with 148 repressed Armenian clergy.

The Armenian Church has seen and experienced Bolshevism