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"St. Gregory the Illuminator" Medals Awarded in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 24 May, 2002 

On May 23, upon the Pontifical Encyclical of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the ?St. Gregory the Illuminator? medal was granted to benefactors of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin: Dn. and Mrs. Charles and Grace Pinajian; Mr. and Mrs. Sarkis and Ruth Bedevian; and Mr. and ... more


Requiem Service held in Holy Etchmiadzin in Memory of the Heroes of the Battle of Sardarapat
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 22 May, 2002 

On May 22, a special requiem service was held in the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin in memory of the heroes of the 1918 Battle of Sardarapat. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, presided during the service. The historical battle of Sardarapat was a turning point in the life of t ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Receives the Director-General of the WTO
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 20 May, 2002 

On May 20, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received Mr. Mike Moore, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO is a global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. His Holiness welcomed the Director-General to the Mo ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Receives the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 18 May, 2002 

On Saturday, May 18, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received Mr. Chung Tae-ik, the newly assigned Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Armenia. The ambassador will reside in Moscow. His Holiness welcomed the newly appointe ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Receives Members of the Canadian Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 16 May, 2002 

On May 16, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received Canadian Members of Parliament. The delegates are members of the Canadian Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group. They were accompanied by Mr. Ara Papian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ar ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Receives President of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 15 May, 2002 

On May 15, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians received Rafael Estrella, President of the Parliamentary Assembly for NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). His Holiness welcomed President Estrella to Armenia and the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. He noted with satisfacti ... more


His Holiness Karekin II Visits the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 10 May, 2002 

On Thursday, May 9, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by bishops, priests and deacons of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, visited Victory (Haghtanak) Park, in Yerevan. They came to commemorate two anniversaries for the Republic of Armenia: The victory of the A ... more


Consecration of Holy Cross Church of Aparan
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 06 May, 2002 

On Sunday, May 5, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, accompanied by the members of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, traveled to the Diocese of Aragatsotn, to consecrate the Church of the Holy Cross in Aparan, Armenia. The basilica church dates back to the fourth century. D ... more


Ordination of Priests in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 29 April, 2002 

On Sunday, April 28, the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin celebrated the Feast of the Apparition of the Holy Cross. During the celebration of Divine Liturgy, five deacons of the Armenian Church were anointed and ordained into the Holy Order of the Priesthood by His Grace Bishop Navasard Ktchoyan, Vicar General of the Ar ... more


First Lady of Russia visits the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services, 29 April, 2002 

On Saturday, April 27, Ludmila Putin, First Lady of the Russian Federation, visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. She was escorted by Bella Kocharian, First Lady of Armenia. Following a tour of the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, the guests were directed to the Residence of the Catholicos (Veharan), where ... more

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