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STRENGTHENING OF ARMENIA'S INDEPENDENCE IS SACRED OBLIGATION OF ANY ARMENIAN: ARAM I
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11:48, 24 September, 2013
ANTELIAS, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: At the Mother Cathedral of
Saint Gregory the Illuminator of Antelias His Holiness Aram I, the
Catholicos of Cilicia sent a congratulatory message on the occasion
of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia held on September
21. As Armenpress was reported by the Press Department of the Armenian
Catholicosate of Cilicia, Aram I stated that prayers should be made
in all the churches on the occasion of the Independence Day, so that
God keeps and protects our homeland.
"The strengthening of the Armenia's independence is the sacred
obligation and duty of any Armenian. The improvement of the economic
life of the native people is the guarantee for the strengthening of
the Armenia's independence. The Armenian authorities, our church and
the Diaspora should work in that direction to suspend the emigration
from Armenia and ensure the further development of the Republic", -
stated His Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos of Cilicia.
On September 21 the Republic of Armenia and the Armenians of the
entire world celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the Independence Day
of Armenia.
Born in 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
studied at the Armenian Theological Seminary, Antelias, Lebanon and the
Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland. He received his
M.Div. from the Near East School of Theology, his S.T.M. jointly from
the American University of Beirut and Near East School of Theology,
and his PhD from Fordham University in New York. He also holds several
honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are philosophy,
systematic theology, and Near Eastern church history.
Catholicos Aram I was ordained as a celibate priest in 1968 and
obtained the title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in
1970. In 1979, after serving for one year as Locum Tenens, he was
elected Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Community in Lebanon; the
next year he received Episcopal ordination. In June 1995, His Holiness
was elected Catholicos (the Head of the Church) by the Electoral
Assembly of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (35 clergy and 115
lay representatives), and was consecrated one week later.
Called to serve as Primate of the Armenian Community of Lebanon during
the Lebanese Civil War, His Holiness reorganized parishes and schools,
restructured and reactivated church-related institutions, and renewed
community leadership.
For many years His Holiness Catholicos Aram I has regularly lectured
on Armenological, theological, and ecumenical subjects at the Armenian
Seminary and Haigazian University in Beirut. He has also given numerous
public lectures in various universities, academic and cultural centers,
and at public events and international gatherings.
His Holiness was appointed in 1972 as the Catholicosate's
representative for ecumenical relations and he served in this position
until 1995.
His Holiness has played a major role in the world-wide ecumenical
movement.
As a strong supporter of inter-religious relations, dialogue and
co-operation, His Holiness Aram I has played a significant part in
promoting common values, mutual understanding and peaceful co-existence
among religions.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/734100/strengthening-of-armenia%E2%80%99s-independence-is-sacred-obligation-of-any-armenian-aram-i.html
11:48, 24 September, 2013
ANTELIAS, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: At the Mother Cathedral of
Saint Gregory the Illuminator of Antelias His Holiness Aram I, the
Catholicos of Cilicia sent a congratulatory message on the occasion
of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia held on September
21. As Armenpress was reported by the Press Department of the Armenian
Catholicosate of Cilicia, Aram I stated that prayers should be made
in all the churches on the occasion of the Independence Day, so that
God keeps and protects our homeland.
"The strengthening of the Armenia's independence is the sacred
obligation and duty of any Armenian. The improvement of the economic
life of the native people is the guarantee for the strengthening of
the Armenia's independence. The Armenian authorities, our church and
the Diaspora should work in that direction to suspend the emigration
from Armenia and ensure the further development of the Republic", -
stated His Holiness Aram I, the Catholicos of Cilicia.
On September 21 the Republic of Armenia and the Armenians of the
entire world celebrated the 22nd anniversary of the Independence Day
of Armenia.
Born in 1947, in Beirut, Lebanon, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
studied at the Armenian Theological Seminary, Antelias, Lebanon and the
Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, Geneva, Switzerland. He received his
M.Div. from the Near East School of Theology, his S.T.M. jointly from
the American University of Beirut and Near East School of Theology,
and his PhD from Fordham University in New York. He also holds several
honorary degrees. His major areas of specialization are philosophy,
systematic theology, and Near Eastern church history.
Catholicos Aram I was ordained as a celibate priest in 1968 and
obtained the title of Vartabed (Doctor of the Armenian Church) in
1970. In 1979, after serving for one year as Locum Tenens, he was
elected Primate of the Armenian Orthodox Community in Lebanon; the
next year he received Episcopal ordination. In June 1995, His Holiness
was elected Catholicos (the Head of the Church) by the Electoral
Assembly of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (35 clergy and 115
lay representatives), and was consecrated one week later.
Called to serve as Primate of the Armenian Community of Lebanon during
the Lebanese Civil War, His Holiness reorganized parishes and schools,
restructured and reactivated church-related institutions, and renewed
community leadership.
For many years His Holiness Catholicos Aram I has regularly lectured
on Armenological, theological, and ecumenical subjects at the Armenian
Seminary and Haigazian University in Beirut. He has also given numerous
public lectures in various universities, academic and cultural centers,
and at public events and international gatherings.
His Holiness was appointed in 1972 as the Catholicosate's
representative for ecumenical relations and he served in this position
until 1995.
His Holiness has played a major role in the world-wide ecumenical
movement.
As a strong supporter of inter-religious relations, dialogue and
co-operation, His Holiness Aram I has played a significant part in
promoting common values, mutual understanding and peaceful co-existence
among religions.