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EUCHARIST CELEBRATED IN ARMENIAN CHURCH FOR FIRST TIME IN 95 YEARS
Catholic Culture
Sept 20 2010
Armenian Orthodox Archbishop Aram Atesyan presided as the Eucharist
was celebrated for the first time in 95 years in a historic church
on the island of Van, in eastern Turkey.
The church on Aktamar Island had been closed since the days of the
Armenian genocide. After years of petitioning, Armenians have won
permission from the Turkish government to hold liturgical services
there once each year.
From: A. Papazian
Catholic Culture
Sept 20 2010
Armenian Orthodox Archbishop Aram Atesyan presided as the Eucharist
was celebrated for the first time in 95 years in a historic church
on the island of Van, in eastern Turkey.
The church on Aktamar Island had been closed since the days of the
Armenian genocide. After years of petitioning, Armenians have won
permission from the Turkish government to hold liturgical services
there once each year.
From: A. Papazian