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Sept 8 2013
Akdamar Church hosts special mass- UPDATED
The 4th special mass which was held in Akdamar Church in Turkey's
eastern province of Van on Sunday ended
Many Turkish and foreign visitors attended the religious ceremony held
with the participation of clergymen charged in Turkish Armenian
Patriarchate.
The special mass which was conducted under tutelage of Vicar of the
Armenian Orthodox Church Aram Atesyan lasted about 2 hours.
Speaking at the mass, the clergyman Zakeos Ohanyan pointed out that
the ceremony held in Akdamar was recovery of holy and religious values
which were lost for a while, but not a political, economic, military
and national victory.
The annual mass began at 11 a.m. Turkish local time.
Akdamar Church is a 10th century Armenian church located on Akdamar
Island in Lake Van. The church held its first mass in 95 years in 2010
after it was restored by the Turkish government.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=117269
Sept 8 2013
Akdamar Church hosts special mass- UPDATED
The 4th special mass which was held in Akdamar Church in Turkey's
eastern province of Van on Sunday ended
Many Turkish and foreign visitors attended the religious ceremony held
with the participation of clergymen charged in Turkish Armenian
Patriarchate.
The special mass which was conducted under tutelage of Vicar of the
Armenian Orthodox Church Aram Atesyan lasted about 2 hours.
Speaking at the mass, the clergyman Zakeos Ohanyan pointed out that
the ceremony held in Akdamar was recovery of holy and religious values
which were lost for a while, but not a political, economic, military
and national victory.
The annual mass began at 11 a.m. Turkish local time.
Akdamar Church is a 10th century Armenian church located on Akdamar
Island in Lake Van. The church held its first mass in 95 years in 2010
after it was restored by the Turkish government.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=117269