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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 the Armenian nation and laid the foundation for the first independent Republic of Armenia.
The role of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and her clergy in that historical battle is undeniable. During World War I, in May 1918, when the situation seemed desperate and hopeless, the government officials and political state figures pleaded with Catholicos of All Armenians Gevork V Sureniantz to leave the Mother See and depart for the sake of his own safety. The Armenian Pontiff opposed their demands and would not abandon the Mother See. Instead of fleeing, he chose to stand his ground and made a zealous, impassioned and inspirational appeal to the Armenian people and instilled within them a spirit of heroism and bravery. More than 500 members of the Brotherhood of Holy Etchmiadzin, as well as married clergymen, became soldiers that day. With the Holy Cross in hand, they led their regiments into battle, thus providing an example for the people as they went on to victory.
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