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    CHURCH IS BUILT IN STEPANAKERT

    Lragir.am
    20 July 06

    We have learned that on July 22 the first stone will be laid in the
    foundation of the cathedral of the Artsakh Diocese. High-ranking
    guests, including the Catholicos of All Armenians will arrive in
    Stepanakert on this occasion. Several years ago а sanctified vessel
    was laid in the place of the October Cinema destroyed during the war,
    marking the site where a church was going to be built. But the plans
    changed, and they decided to build the church somewhere near the
    town polyclinic. In order to build the church a number of buildings
    will be pulled down, including the Lastochka Restaurant, which is
    the favorite place of the people of Stepanakert.

    Stepanakert lived without a church for many years. Soviet statistics
    reports that Karabakh was the only place in the Soviet Union where
    there was not an operating church since 1930, whereas there used to
    be a small church in every village in Karabakh until 1930. They say
    there was a big church in the place of the theatre of Stepanakert,
    and the ancient church of Vararakn in the upper part of the town is
    still in the territory of a place of entertainment.

    Several months ago the construction of the first church in
    Stepanakert began on Hekimyan Street. As a rule, churches are not
    built arbitrarily, the place is specially chosen. The place of
    the church of Stepanakert was chosen by the Primate of the Artsakh
    Diocese. Population in this part of the town has increased, and they
    need a place where they can pray God.

    The church is built on the donation of an American benefactor who
    made a pilgrimage to Artsakh and promised to build a church in Artsakh
    and name it in memory of his son Hakob.

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