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    ST CROSS OF AKHTAMAR STILL WITHOUT CROSS

    Panorama.am
    04/05/2010

    A holy mass will be served on September 12 in historic Armenian Church
    of St Cross in Akhtamar Island, town of Van. After long negotiations,
    Turkish Government authorized a liturgy once a year.

    It's important to mention that the church is open as a museum after
    the reconstruction of 2007, "Hurriyet" paper reported.

    Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, the chairman of Armenian patriarchate of
    Polis said the liturgy is of great significance for the Armenians
    spread all over the world. Thousands of Armenians are expected to
    arrive in island to attend the holy mass. Hotels in the town of Van
    are almost booked for the tourists.

    It's worth mentioning that the dome of the church lacks its cross.

    Archbishop Ateshyan said the cross is in the museum. "We want cross
    and the name of the church to be on the top. We hope it will be fixed
    until September 12," Archbishop said.
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