Monday, June 4, 2012

Turkish Ambassador Visits Armenian Primate of Germany

June 4, 2012 News

4/6/2012 Archbishop Karekin Bekdjian, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese in Germany, says he’s been visited by Turkey’s Ambassador to Germany Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu regarding his candidacy to become the next patriarch of Turkey’s Armenians. “He asked questions about my patriarchal candidacy. In previous months, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, who also visited Germany, [...]

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Ghosts and a Sole Survivor: A visit to a former Armenian district in Turkey

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Modern day Kayseri

Photo: Gayane Mkrtchyan/ArmeniaNow.com By Gayane Mkrtchyan ArmeniaNow reporter 4/6/2012 Reminding of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, abundant vegetation hangs like emerald bracelets in the stretching districts of Kayseri (Caesarea) in central Anatolia (modern Turkey). In such a district, Talas, lives the sole Armenian resident of Kayseri, 55-year-old Sargis Tekian. “Three generations of our family have [...]

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Orthodox Metropolitan planning to learn local language for better Pastoral Care

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Metropolitan Abraham Mar Seraphim of Bengaluru

4/6/2012 The Indian (Malanakra) Orthodox Church Liju Cherian INDIA/KARNATAKA/BENGALURU —- From uttering “Nannige Kannada gottilla….,” (I don’t know Kannada), planning to make a serious attempt to learn Kannada language from scratch itself a marked change. HG Dr Abraham Mar Seraphim, the youngest Metropolitan of Indian Orthodox Church and Bengaluru Diocese, just seems to do that. [...]

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Armenian new chapel was consecrated in Marneul district, Georgia

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4/6/2012 YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS: Primate of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan consecrated ‘’ Holy Avetaranchants’’ chapel of Karmir village in Marneul district, Georgia. The chapel was built by the initiative of community member Vilik Khachaturyan and by the assistance of the community members and Primacy, Georgian Diocese of [...]

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Armenian Church to mark feast day of St. Gayane, her Companions

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4/6/2012 The Armenian Apostolic Church will celebrate Tuesday the feast day of Saint Gayane the Virgin and her Companions. At 10am, an ecclesiastical procession, together with pilgrims, will head from the Mother See of Saint Etchmiadzin to the St. Gayane Monastery, also taking along the reliquary of the Holy Virgin Gayane being kept at the [...]

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Geevarghese Mor Barnabas appointed as Assti Metropoliatan of Niranam Diocese

June 4, 2012 News

Syrian Orthodox Church in India 4/6/2012 INDIA/KERALA/PUTHENCRUZ:Mor Barnabas Geevarghese is appointed as assistant Metropolitan of Niranam diocese of the Syrian Orthodox Church in India. His Grace was the Metropolitan for the Dayroyo institutions in India. The decision was taken at the Holy Synod concluded on 26th May 2012. Mor Barnabas will assist Mor Koorilos Geevarghese [...]

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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I HONORS BENEFACTOR PUZANT KEVORKIAN

June 4, 2012 News

1/6/2012 On Friday 1 June 2012, the Board of Azounieh Hospital inaugurated the new Hall and the annexes to the Main Building. On this occasion His Holiness Aram I decorated its benefactor Puzant Kevorian with the insignia of ‘Knight of Cilicia’. Rev. Dr. Meguerditch Karagueuzian, President of the Armenian Evangelical Union of the Middle East [...]

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Bishop Irinej visits refugees and displaced families in Belgrade

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1/6/2012 During his stay in Serbia, His Grace Bishop Irinej visited a newly constructed building for the social housing in a supportive environment in Veliki Mokri Lug in Belgrade’s municipality of Zvezdara. Eleven refugees and nine internally displaced families who have lived until recently in collective centres in Belgrade, on April 20, 2012 moved into [...]

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Feast of the Pentecost at the Romanian Patriarchate

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On 3 June 2012, Sunday of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest assisted by a group of priests and deacons, in the presence of many faithful. After reading the evangelical pericope of Saint Evangelist John (John [...]

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Consecration of the church of Saints Three Hierarchs – Fundeni

June 4, 2012 News

1/6/2012 The children of Fundeni district of Bucharest will have a new kindergarten. This one is named “Child’s Soul” and belongs to the parish of “Saints Three Hierarchs – Fundeni”. The kindergarten was consecrated today, 1 June 2012, by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church [...]

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THE NEW AMBASSADOR OF BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA IN ROMANIA ON AN INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO THE ROMANIAN PATRIARCHATE

June 4, 2012 News

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 31 May 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received His Excellency Mr. Dusko Kovacevic, the new Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Romania, on an introduction visit, at the Patriarchal Residence. Mr. Dusko Kovacevic, Serb of Christian Orthodox denomination, thanked for reception and underlined the good [...]

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The Patriarch of Romania and the Participants in the Inter-religious Symposium at the President of Romania

June 4, 2012 News

1/6/2012 His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe, His Grace Ciprian Campineanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, Mr. Aurel Vainer, President of the Jewish Communities Federation of Romania and the 12 rabbis participants in the Inter-religious Symposium were received at Cotroceni Palace [...]

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