NEW ARMENIAN CHURCH TO BE CONSECRATED IN YEKATERINBURG
October 8, 2013 - 15:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A newly-built Armenian church will be consecrated
in Russia's Yekaterinburg on October 12.
The consecration ceremony will be held by the Catholicos of All
Armenians Karekin II and Bishop Ezras Nersisyan, primate of the New
Nakhichevan and Russian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The
ceremony will host politicians, religious, public and cultural figures,
among others.
In 2003, Bishop Ezras Nersisyan consecrated the foundations of
the church.
The church construction was sponsored by Masis Nazaryan, the head of
Sverdlovsk-based Ani-Hayastan NGO, the chair of the Armenian community
since 1996.
The church was designed by architect Hakob Gasparyan, armenianchurch.ru
reported.
Photo:armenianchurch.ru
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/170968/New_Armenian_church_to_be_consecrated_in_Yekaterin burg
October 8, 2013 - 15:27 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A newly-built Armenian church will be consecrated
in Russia's Yekaterinburg on October 12.
The consecration ceremony will be held by the Catholicos of All
Armenians Karekin II and Bishop Ezras Nersisyan, primate of the New
Nakhichevan and Russian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The
ceremony will host politicians, religious, public and cultural figures,
among others.
In 2003, Bishop Ezras Nersisyan consecrated the foundations of
the church.
The church construction was sponsored by Masis Nazaryan, the head of
Sverdlovsk-based Ani-Hayastan NGO, the chair of the Armenian community
since 1996.
The church was designed by architect Hakob Gasparyan, armenianchurch.ru
reported.
Photo:armenianchurch.ru
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/170968/New_Armenian_church_to_be_consecrated_in_Yekaterin burg