New Publication History of Taron and Its Regions Ā His Holiness Aram I continues to supervise the publication of the new series of history books that bear witness to the 20th Century atrocities committed against Armenians in the towns and villages of Armenia and Cilicia. Following the publication of the volume on Adana, the…
25 July 2013. Accompanied by five members of the construction projects committee, His Holiness Aram I inspected the site with architects Raffi and Viken Tarkhanian and discussed the progress of the project. The new museum in the old historical building of Birdās Nest will be completed by 2015 and will tell the story of the…
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On Monday 22 July 2013, the director of the Home for the Elderly, Rev. Sebouh Terzian, met with His Holiness Aram I and briefed him on their work and the future plans to serve the Armenian community better. The Home is a joint project of the Armenian Orthodox and Evangelical communities, supervised by a Board…
On Saturday 20 July 2013, His Holiness Aram I performed the final burial rites for the late Archbishop by anointing and blessing him with the relic of St. Gregory the Illuminator. The funeral service began with the Holy Liturgy at the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Antelias, celebrated by Bishop Norayr Ashekian. A…
O B I T U A R Y Ā THE PASSING OF ARCHBISHOP ARDAVAZT TRTRIAN His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia, members of the Brotherhood of Cilicia, announce with deepest sadness the passing of His Eminence Archbishop Ardavazt Trtrian, on Thursday, July 18, 2013. The Extreme Unction will take place during the…
100th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide The Catholicosate of Cilicia Renovates the Martyrs Memorials Ā 18 July 2013. During a meeting, held in Beirut under the Presidency of His Holiness Aram I, the Assembly decided to renovate old monuments of the Catholicosate dedicated to the martyrs and erect new ones to commemorate the…
11 July 2013. The Ambassador of Armenia met with His Holiness Aram I at his summer residence in Bikfaya. Ashod Kotcharian and His Holiness discussed Armenia-Diaspora relation and the situation in the region. The Ambassador then informed the Catholicos of the decision of the Middle East Airlines to create direct service to Yerevan twice a…
Under the presidency of His Holiness Aram I, the two committees elected by the Assembly–the Council of Religion and the Council of Laity–will now begin to implement the priorities of the Assembly. The 13 members of each council will represent the Dioceses for the next four years. The Council of Religion will work on…
3 July 2013. On Tuesday morning, Mr Sarkis Yoghourtjian, an official of the US Federal Reserve Board, met with His Holiness Aram I in Bikfaya. Their conversation focused mainly on Armenia-Diaspora relations and the contribution of Mr Yoghourtjian, as an assistant director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, to the reorganization of the…
