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ARMENIAN ST. CROSS CHURCH READY TO HOST ARMENIAN GUESTS
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/731974/armenian-st-cross-church-ready-to-host-armenian-guests.html
13:03, 6 September, 2013
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: The Mayor of the Gevash city of
Van Nazmi Sezer stated about their readiness to host the Armenians
coming to the Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar Island of
Van. This was reported by Armenpress, quoting the Turkish Haberler.com.
The Mayor noted that they make all the efforts so that the Armenian
guests would feel comfortable there. "We are expecting that about
6,000 people will attend the liturgy ceremony. All the preliminary
works have been completed. In the framework of the program, we are
ready to host the foreign guests at our homes", - said Nazmi Sezer,
telling that during the previous year they hosted about 700 guests.
4 years after the reopening of the Armenian Saint Cross Church on
the Akhtamar Island of Van, a liturgy ceremony will be held at
the Church. It will be carried out on September 8. The Armenian
Patriarchal Vicar General, the Archbishop of Constantinople Aram
Ateshyan reported that during the liturgy they will pray for peace
in the Middle East. According to him, the preliminary works of the
liturgy are being held in normal way.
Earlier the Head of the Van Provincial Department of Culture and
Tourism Muzaffer Aktug stated that the preliminary works have been
carried out to meet the guests properly, on the occasion of which
the specialists from the Ministry of Culture of Turkey arrived in
Van to conduct corresponding one-week courses for the Van's hotel
representatives. Muzaffer Aktug stated that the representatives of the
Armenian community informed him that they are intending to organize
a baptism ceremony at the Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar
Island of Van this year.
Previously it was reported that the works of the second stage of
the restoration of the Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar
Island of Van will be launched. The restoration works will include
the chapel of the Church and the parts of the nearby walls. A group
of 50 builders will work in the area of about 5,000 square meters
to complete the restoration works in 6 months. 1 million and 200,000
Turkish Liras will be spent for the restoration works of the Armenian
Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar Island of Van.
The Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar Island was renovated
and opened for the visitors as a museum in 2007. The Armenian
Patriarchate of Constantinople applied to the Turkish Government
to permit holding a liturgy at the Armenian Church once a year. The
Turkish Government announced permission for a liturgy to be said on
September 19, 2010 and the service took place as planned. On September
30 2010 a cross was placed on the top of the Church, anointed by
the leader of the spiritual council of the Armenian Patriarchate of
Constantinople Archimandrite Tatul Anushyan.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/731974/armenian-st-cross-church-ready-to-host-armenian-guests.html
13:03, 6 September, 2013
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: The Mayor of the Gevash city of
Van Nazmi Sezer stated about their readiness to host the Armenians
coming to the Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar Island of
Van. This was reported by Armenpress, quoting the Turkish Haberler.com.
The Mayor noted that they make all the efforts so that the Armenian
guests would feel comfortable there. "We are expecting that about
6,000 people will attend the liturgy ceremony. All the preliminary
works have been completed. In the framework of the program, we are
ready to host the foreign guests at our homes", - said Nazmi Sezer,
telling that during the previous year they hosted about 700 guests.
4 years after the reopening of the Armenian Saint Cross Church on
the Akhtamar Island of Van, a liturgy ceremony will be held at
the Church. It will be carried out on September 8. The Armenian
Patriarchal Vicar General, the Archbishop of Constantinople Aram
Ateshyan reported that during the liturgy they will pray for peace
in the Middle East. According to him, the preliminary works of the
liturgy are being held in normal way.
Earlier the Head of the Van Provincial Department of Culture and
Tourism Muzaffer Aktug stated that the preliminary works have been
carried out to meet the guests properly, on the occasion of which
the specialists from the Ministry of Culture of Turkey arrived in
Van to conduct corresponding one-week courses for the Van's hotel
representatives. Muzaffer Aktug stated that the representatives of the
Armenian community informed him that they are intending to organize
a baptism ceremony at the Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar
Island of Van this year.
Previously it was reported that the works of the second stage of
the restoration of the Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar
Island of Van will be launched. The restoration works will include
the chapel of the Church and the parts of the nearby walls. A group
of 50 builders will work in the area of about 5,000 square meters
to complete the restoration works in 6 months. 1 million and 200,000
Turkish Liras will be spent for the restoration works of the Armenian
Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar Island of Van.
The Armenian Saint Cross Church on the Akhtamar Island was renovated
and opened for the visitors as a museum in 2007. The Armenian
Patriarchate of Constantinople applied to the Turkish Government
to permit holding a liturgy at the Armenian Church once a year. The
Turkish Government announced permission for a liturgy to be said on
September 19, 2010 and the service took place as planned. On September
30 2010 a cross was placed on the top of the Church, anointed by
the leader of the spiritual council of the Armenian Patriarchate of
Constantinople Archimandrite Tatul Anushyan.