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Requiem Service in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in Memory of September 11
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 10 September, 2002 

On Tuesday evening, September 10, a solemn requiem Repose of Souls Service was conducted in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, in memory of the more than 3,000 innocent souls who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, USA, on September 11, 2001. The service was held in the ... more


Special Blessing Service in St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral of Yerevan
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 10 September, 2002 

On Monday, September 9, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided during a special service held in the Mother Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Yerevan. Present for the service were a number of the benefactors of the Cathedral, Mrs. Louise Manoogian Simone of New Yo ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Blesses New Vazkenian Seminary Building at Lake Sevan
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 07 September, 2002 

On Saturday, September 7, the opening ceremonies took place for the new Vazkenian Seminary Building at Lake Sevan. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians presided during the "Home Blessing" Service conducted in the presence of high-ranking clergy of the Armenian Church, seminarians, ... more


Ordination of Eight New Priests in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 03 September, 2002 

On Sunday September 1, during the celebration of Divine Liturgy, eight deacons of the Armenian Church were anointed and ordained into the Holy Order of the Priesthood in the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin by His Grace Bishop Sion Adamian, Primate of the Diocese of Armavir. All eight deacons are graduates of the Gevorki ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Receives Support of His Holiness John Paul II
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 03 September, 2002 

In the month of August, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, sent special telegrams to spiritual leaders of Sister Churches concerning the ?Baron Der? property of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. In response to the letter of the Armenian Pontiff, a letter from His Holiness ... more


Blessing of New Building Foundation in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 02 September, 2002 

On August 31, the foundation was blessed for a new building which will house the Members of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided during the service of blessing. The priests of the Mother See currently reside in an existing residentia ... more


Consecration of the Church of St. James (St. Hakop) in Gyumri
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 01 September, 2002 

On August 29, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, departed for Gyumri to consecrate the most recent house of prayer and worship - the newly built Church of St. James (St. Hakop) in the Ani district of the city. Benefactors of the Church Mr. and Mrs. Sarkis Acopian from Pennsylva ... more


Ceremonies in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of Birth of H. H. Karekin I
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 28 August, 2002 

On August 25, a newly placed memorial stone on the grounds of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin was blessed by His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. The stone marks the location of the future Yeghishй Manoukian Manuscript Library (Matenadaran) and Karekin I Theological-Armenolog ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Receives Official Delegation from the National Council of Churches, USA
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 24 August, 2002 

On Saturday, August 24, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received the official delegation of the National Council of Churches from the United States of America. They were led by the General Secretary of the NCC, Dr. Robert W. Edgar. The delegation consisted of His Grace Bish ... more


Agreement on Education of Armenian Church History Signed in Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 22 August, 2002 

On Thursday, August 22, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and Mr. Andranik Markarian, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, signed a historic agreement between the Armenian Church and the Government of the Republic of Armenia. The formal signing ceremony was held in t ... more

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