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THE ARMENIAN PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE CLAIMS ON THE RETURNING OF THE ARMENIAN CHURCHES FROM THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Patriarchate of
Constantinople has sent many claims to the Turkish Government to return
the Armenian churches to their true owner. The Armenian Patriarchate
of Constantinople informed "Armenpress" about this adding that the
active churches in the territory of Turkey belong to the Armenian
Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Armenian community.
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople stated: "Notwithstanding,
Turkey is afraid to return the churches, as it cannot support even
those churches under the jurisdiction of the community. One should
note the circumstance that the Armenian community sacrifices a lot
for the restoration and putting in good order the churches under
the jurisdiction of the community. One of the brilliant examples of
this is the church of St. Kirakos of Tigranakert, which belongs to
the community and has been capitally restored, although it was not
possible to find enough support for this and now the parish council
has many debts."
The mass celebration and anointment of the entire monastic complex
of the Armenian church of St. Kirakos took place in the city of
Diyarbekir in the South-Eastern part of Turkey. St. Kirakos Church
had been forsaken since 1980, but the Armenians from Diyarbekir
living in Istanbul established the "St. Kirakos" foundation for the
restoration of the church. 70 % (USD 2, 5 million) of the costs laid
on the Armenian foundation, as to the Diyarbekir Municipality it paid
the remaining 30 %.
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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Patriarchate of
Constantinople has sent many claims to the Turkish Government to return
the Armenian churches to their true owner. The Armenian Patriarchate
of Constantinople informed "Armenpress" about this adding that the
active churches in the territory of Turkey belong to the Armenian
Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Armenian community.
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople stated: "Notwithstanding,
Turkey is afraid to return the churches, as it cannot support even
those churches under the jurisdiction of the community. One should
note the circumstance that the Armenian community sacrifices a lot
for the restoration and putting in good order the churches under
the jurisdiction of the community. One of the brilliant examples of
this is the church of St. Kirakos of Tigranakert, which belongs to
the community and has been capitally restored, although it was not
possible to find enough support for this and now the parish council
has many debts."
The mass celebration and anointment of the entire monastic complex
of the Armenian church of St. Kirakos took place in the city of
Diyarbekir in the South-Eastern part of Turkey. St. Kirakos Church
had been forsaken since 1980, but the Armenians from Diyarbekir
living in Istanbul established the "St. Kirakos" foundation for the
restoration of the church. 70 % (USD 2, 5 million) of the costs laid
on the Armenian foundation, as to the Diyarbekir Municipality it paid
the remaining 30 %.
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