Consecration of a Churhc in Aratahsen village
On June 19, the consecration of the newly- built Holy Mother of God Church of Aratashen, was offered by His Grace Bishop Sion Adamyan, Primate of the Armavir Diocese. Benefactor of the church is Mr. Aram Poghosyan, who is a freedom fighter of the Artsakh War. The Army Major of the Armavir region, high-ranking officials as well many guests throughout Armenia were in attendance for the Consecration service.
Եկեղեցու օծում Առատաշեն գյուղում
Հունիսի 19-ին, ձեռամբ Արմավիրի թեմի առաջնորդ Գերշ. Տ. Սիոն եպս. Ադամյանի, օծվեց Առատաշեն գյուղի նորակառույց Ս. Աստվածածին եկեղեցին: Եկեղեցու բարերարն է ազատամարտիկ պր. Արամ Պողոսյանը: Օծման արարողությանը ներկա էին Արմավիրի մարզպետը, բարձրաստիճան պաշտոնյաներ, բազմաթիվ հյուրեր Հայաստանի այլ մարզերից:
Ground Blessing for New Church in the Town of Ivanovo,Russia
A Ground-Blessing service was offered for a new church being constructed in the town of Ivanovo, Russia. His Eminence Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, Primate of the Armenian Church Diocese of Russia and New Nakhijevan; presided over the service. The architect of the church is citizen Mr. Simak Matinyan. The construction is planned to be completed in 2019.
Եկեղեցու հիմնարկեք՝ Ռուսաստանի եւ Նոր Նախիջեւանի հայոց թեմում
ՌԴ Իվանովո քաղաքում, ձեռամբ Ռուսաստանի եւ Նոր Նախիջեւանի հայոց թեմի առաջնորդ Գերշ. Տ. Եզրաս արքեպ. Ներսիսյանի, կատարվեց նոր կառուցվող Ս. Հովհաննես հայկական եկեղեցու հիմնարկեքի կարգը: Եկեղեցու ճարտարապետն է Սիմակ Մատինյանը: Շինարարական աշխատանքները նախատեսված է ավարտել 2019թ.-ին:
Belgrade Patriarch leads Epiphany celebrations at Danube river
His holiness, metropolitan of Belgrade, Serbian Patriarch Ireneous led Epiphany Celebrations in Belgrade, at Danube river, when Orthodox Christians traditionally jump in to freezing rivers and race each-other to grab the floating Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Patriarch blessed the winner and all Orthodox Christians.
Russian Orthodox Church Student Football Team Visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
On October 22, the student football team of the St. Petersburg Theological Academy, visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and held a football match with the team of the Brotherhood
of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The match was held in a fraternal and warm atmosphere.
Ռուս Եկեղեցու ֆուտբոլի թիմն այցելեց Մայր Աթոռ
Հոկտեմբերի 22-ին Մայր Աթոռ Սուրբ Էջմիածին այցելեց Սանկտ Պետերբուրգի Հոգևոր Ակադեմիայի սաներից բաղկացած սիրողական ֆուտբոլային թիմը, որը ֆուտբոլային հանդիպում ունեցավ Մայր Աթոռի միաբաններից կազմված թիմի հետ: Խաղն անցավ եղբայրական, ջերմ մթնոլորտում
Home Blessing Service at Vagharshapat Hospital
On the occasion of the new year, priests from the Armenian Church offer a Home Blessing Service at the public hospital in the city of Vagharshapat, Armenia.
Նոր տարվա կապակցությամբ հայ առաքելական եկեղեցու քահանաները Վաղարշապատի հանրային հիվանդանոցում տնօրհնեքի կարգ կատարեցին:
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Yerevan (, YE-rə-VAHN; Armenian: Երևան [jɛɾɛˈvɑn] (listen), sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese; the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC by king Argishti I at the western extreme of the Ararat plain. Erebuni was designed as a great administrative and religious centre, a fully royal capital. By the late ancient Armenian Kingdom, new capital cities were established and Yerevan declined in importance. Under Iranian and Russian rule, it was the center of the Erivan Khanate from 1736 to 1828 and the Erivan Governorate from 1850 to 1917, respectively. After World War I, Yerevan became the capital of the First Republic of Armenia as thousands of survivors of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire arrived in the area. The city expanded rapidly during the 20th century as Armenia became part of the Soviet Union. In a few decades, Yerevan was transformed from a provincial town within the Russian Empire to Armenia's principal cultural, artistic, and industrial center, as well as becoming the seat of national government.
With the growth of the Armenian economy, Yerevan has undergone major transformation. Much construction has been done throughout the city since the early 2000s, and retail outlets such as restaurants, shops, and street cafés, which were rare during Soviet times, have multiplied. As of 2011, the population of Yerevan was 1,060,138, just over 35% of the Republic of Armenia's total population. According to the official estimate of 2016, the current population of the city is 1,073,700. Yerevan was named the 2012 World Book Capital by UNESCO. Yerevan is an associate member of Eurocities.Of the notable landmarks of Yerevan, Erebuni Fortress is considered to be the birthplace of the city, the Katoghike Tsiranavor church is the oldest surviving church of Yerevan and Saint Gregory Cathedral is the largest Armenian cathedral in the world, Tsitsernakaberd is the official memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, and several opera houses, theatres, museums, libraries, and other cultural institutions. Yerevan Opera Theatre is the main spectacle hall of the Armenian capital, the National Gallery of Armenia is the largest art museum in the Republic of Armenia and shares a building with the History Museum of Armenia, and the Matenadaran repository contains one of the largest depositories of ancient books and manuscripts in the world.