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RELICS OF STUDENTS OF JESUS FOUND IN THE ARMENIAN OF TABRIZ
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19:30 12.02.2013
Relics of Saints were found during the reconstruction of St. Stepanos
Monastery in Tabriz in 2006. These were supposed to be the bones of
martyrs of the Battle of Vartanantz. A group headed by Prelate of
the Armenian Diocese of Atrpatakan Grigor Chifchian is now studying
the relics.
It is noted that as early as the 17th century traveller Jean-Baptiste
Tavernier writes in his memories "The trips to Turkey and Persia"
that in 1668 he saw part of St. Srepanos' jaw kept in the Church
together with the skull of St. Mathews, parts of the neck and finger
of Saint John the Baptist, the right hand of St. Gregory, Dionysius
the Areopagite's student, as well as a box including the relics of
the 72 students of Jesus.
A secret cell was discovered in the left part of the Church during
its reconstruction in 2006. There were remains of a rotten wooden box
there, as well as relics resembling the ones described by Tavernier.
According to tradition, the relics were being wrapped in paper with
the name of the Saint and a prayer on it. Excerpts of prayers have
been revealed on the paper fragments found in Tabriz.
The papers differ from each other both with their quality and the
writing belonging to different ages.
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/02/12/relics-of-students-of-jesus-found-in-the-armenian-of-tabriz/
19:30 12.02.2013
Relics of Saints were found during the reconstruction of St. Stepanos
Monastery in Tabriz in 2006. These were supposed to be the bones of
martyrs of the Battle of Vartanantz. A group headed by Prelate of
the Armenian Diocese of Atrpatakan Grigor Chifchian is now studying
the relics.
It is noted that as early as the 17th century traveller Jean-Baptiste
Tavernier writes in his memories "The trips to Turkey and Persia"
that in 1668 he saw part of St. Srepanos' jaw kept in the Church
together with the skull of St. Mathews, parts of the neck and finger
of Saint John the Baptist, the right hand of St. Gregory, Dionysius
the Areopagite's student, as well as a box including the relics of
the 72 students of Jesus.
A secret cell was discovered in the left part of the Church during
its reconstruction in 2006. There were remains of a rotten wooden box
there, as well as relics resembling the ones described by Tavernier.
According to tradition, the relics were being wrapped in paper with
the name of the Saint and a prayer on it. Excerpts of prayers have
been revealed on the paper fragments found in Tabriz.
The papers differ from each other both with their quality and the
writing belonging to different ages.
From: Baghdasarian