FIRST BAPTISM CEREMONY AT SURB KHACH ON AKHTAMAR ISLAND
August 28, 2013 | 05:47
A baptism ceremony will be held in renovated Surb Khach Armenian
church on Akhtamar Island in Turkey.
The baptism ceremony will be conducted during an annual Divine Liturgy
on September 8, Hurriyet Daily News reported quoting Agos daily.
The first ceremony after a 95-year break was held in the Armenian
church on September 11, 2010. The ceremony brought many tourists to
Turkey's Van province which resulted in Turkish authorities' decision
to continue with the upkeep and the expanding of the lighting grid
at Akhtamar Island of Van Province.
http://news.am/eng/news/168516.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
August 28, 2013 | 05:47
A baptism ceremony will be held in renovated Surb Khach Armenian
church on Akhtamar Island in Turkey.
The baptism ceremony will be conducted during an annual Divine Liturgy
on September 8, Hurriyet Daily News reported quoting Agos daily.
The first ceremony after a 95-year break was held in the Armenian
church on September 11, 2010. The ceremony brought many tourists to
Turkey's Van province which resulted in Turkish authorities' decision
to continue with the upkeep and the expanding of the lighting grid
at Akhtamar Island of Van Province.
http://news.am/eng/news/168516.html
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress