March 17, 2024

The Sacred Relic of St. Gregory the Illuminator is Unveiled

During the Antelias Pilgrimage Day, sacred relics housed in the Cilicia Museum are unveiled for the faithful. As such, on March 16th, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, along with the Cilician Brotherhood, took out from the Cilicia Museum relics of several saints from the rich heritage of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.

Notably, during the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the occasion of the feast on Sunday, a procession is led by His Holiness Aram I with the relic of St. Gregory the Illuminator, along with other relics caried by the Cilician Brotherhood. The relics are kept on the Altar following the Liturgy for the veneration of the faithful.