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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE
SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL LEGACY OF THE SYRIAC CIVILIZATION
On 8 November 2012, theologians and specialists on Syriac spirituality, who
were in Beirut to participate in a conference, visited His Holiness Aram I.
After welcoming the participants, His Holiness said that this was indeed an
important conference, and he remarked that "the achievements of the past
should not be forgotten; they should be assessed and revived in the
present." Speaking of the spiritual legacy of the Armenian Church, he noted
that during the Kingdom of Cilicia, the theology of the Armenian Church
developed along with the discourses of the Syriac, Greek and Latin
theologians. Then, as now, the Armenian Church affirmed its own specificity,
while remaining open to dialogue.
During a brief discussion period, the participants asked the Catholicos to
speak of the challenges to the ecumenical movement today. He said that
theological dialogue among churches should continue because of past
misunderstandings and differences. However, he added, "These dialogues today
should also take into consideration the social issues societies are facing,
because those issues are also linked to the life of the churches.
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Photo here:
http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos771.htm
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Director
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org/
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE
SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL LEGACY OF THE SYRIAC CIVILIZATION
On 8 November 2012, theologians and specialists on Syriac spirituality, who
were in Beirut to participate in a conference, visited His Holiness Aram I.
After welcoming the participants, His Holiness said that this was indeed an
important conference, and he remarked that "the achievements of the past
should not be forgotten; they should be assessed and revived in the
present." Speaking of the spiritual legacy of the Armenian Church, he noted
that during the Kingdom of Cilicia, the theology of the Armenian Church
developed along with the discourses of the Syriac, Greek and Latin
theologians. Then, as now, the Armenian Church affirmed its own specificity,
while remaining open to dialogue.
During a brief discussion period, the participants asked the Catholicos to
speak of the challenges to the ecumenical movement today. He said that
theological dialogue among churches should continue because of past
misunderstandings and differences. However, he added, "These dialogues today
should also take into consideration the social issues societies are facing,
because those issues are also linked to the life of the churches.
##
Photo here:
http://www.armenianorthodoxchurch.org/v04/doc/Photos/Photos771.htm