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CROSSES ON ARMENIAN CATHEDRAL CONSECRATED IN MOSCOW
ITAR-TASS
Oct 24 2011
Russia
A ceremony of blessing and consecrating the crosses on an Armenian
cathedral, which is under construction in the Russian capital, was held
at 24, Trifonovskya Street, on Sunday. Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos
of the Armenian Apostolic Church Garegin II led the consecration
ceremony in the presence of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who
arrived in Russia on a state visit, and his wife Rita Sargsyan.
Despite the autumn rain, hundreds of members of the Armenian diaspora
in Moscow and Russia attended the crosses' consecration ceremony at
the crossroads of Trifonovskaya Street and the Olympiisky Avenue. A
remarkable polar explorer, Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Russia
Artur Chilingarov, President of the Union of Armenians in Russia and
the World Armenian Congress Ara Abramyan, Academician of the Russian
Academy of Sciences Samvel Grigoryan, CEO of the MonArch construction
company Sergei Ambartsumyan attended the ceremony. Many creative
intellectuals, people of science and art attended the consecration
ceremony.
"Thanks God, that the Lord presented to us this God-blessing evidence
of fraternity and friendship of our peoples, countries and churches,"
the Armenian catholicos said. "Thanks to the grace of God our peoples
live side by side and create their history, sharing the joys and
troubles," Garegin said.
"Today we thank the Lord that He develops the relations between
our countries and peoples in the traditional spirit of unshakable
friendship and cooperation, builds up fraternal friendship and love
between our peoples and churches," the Armenian supreme hierarch said.
The catholicos thanked numerous donators, who made donations for
the construction of the cathedral, which will be the biggest one
outside Armenia.
ITAR-TASS
Oct 24 2011
Russia
A ceremony of blessing and consecrating the crosses on an Armenian
cathedral, which is under construction in the Russian capital, was held
at 24, Trifonovskya Street, on Sunday. Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos
of the Armenian Apostolic Church Garegin II led the consecration
ceremony in the presence of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who
arrived in Russia on a state visit, and his wife Rita Sargsyan.
Despite the autumn rain, hundreds of members of the Armenian diaspora
in Moscow and Russia attended the crosses' consecration ceremony at
the crossroads of Trifonovskaya Street and the Olympiisky Avenue. A
remarkable polar explorer, Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Russia
Artur Chilingarov, President of the Union of Armenians in Russia and
the World Armenian Congress Ara Abramyan, Academician of the Russian
Academy of Sciences Samvel Grigoryan, CEO of the MonArch construction
company Sergei Ambartsumyan attended the ceremony. Many creative
intellectuals, people of science and art attended the consecration
ceremony.
"Thanks God, that the Lord presented to us this God-blessing evidence
of fraternity and friendship of our peoples, countries and churches,"
the Armenian catholicos said. "Thanks to the grace of God our peoples
live side by side and create their history, sharing the joys and
troubles," Garegin said.
"Today we thank the Lord that He develops the relations between
our countries and peoples in the traditional spirit of unshakable
friendship and cooperation, builds up fraternal friendship and love
between our peoples and churches," the Armenian supreme hierarch said.
The catholicos thanked numerous donators, who made donations for
the construction of the cathedral, which will be the biggest one
outside Armenia.