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Feb 6 2014
Lebanon: Victims of Armenian Genocide to be canonized
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 10:20 pm
Almost a century since the Armenian Genocide - carried out in the
territories of Turkey in 1915 - the Armenian Apostolic Church has
confirmed its intention to proceed with the canonization for martyrdom
of the victims of what the Armenians call the 'Great Evil'.
The confirmation came from the meeting of the Committee for the
canonization set up ad hoc and held from January 27 to 29 in Antelias,
Lebanon, at the Cathedral of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great
House of Cilicia.
The meeting was convened with the blessing of both of the highest
authorities of the Armenian Apostolic Church: the Supreme Patriarch
and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of the
Great House of Cilicia Aram I.
The bishops and priests who make up the committee discussed the more
concrete aspects of the procedures and modalities to be followed for
the canonization, which will have to be completed by 2015, one
centenary after the genocide. During the meeting aspects related to
the preparation of the texts for the commemorative liturgies were
discussed. The Committee will meet again at the end of May, at the
Patriarchal See of Echmiadzin, to develop the final details for the
collective canonization of the victims of the Great Evil.
Source: Fides
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=24106
Feb 6 2014
Lebanon: Victims of Armenian Genocide to be canonized
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 10:20 pm
Almost a century since the Armenian Genocide - carried out in the
territories of Turkey in 1915 - the Armenian Apostolic Church has
confirmed its intention to proceed with the canonization for martyrdom
of the victims of what the Armenians call the 'Great Evil'.
The confirmation came from the meeting of the Committee for the
canonization set up ad hoc and held from January 27 to 29 in Antelias,
Lebanon, at the Cathedral of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great
House of Cilicia.
The meeting was convened with the blessing of both of the highest
authorities of the Armenian Apostolic Church: the Supreme Patriarch
and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of the
Great House of Cilicia Aram I.
The bishops and priests who make up the committee discussed the more
concrete aspects of the procedures and modalities to be followed for
the canonization, which will have to be completed by 2015, one
centenary after the genocide. During the meeting aspects related to
the preparation of the texts for the commemorative liturgies were
discussed. The Committee will meet again at the end of May, at the
Patriarchal See of Echmiadzin, to develop the final details for the
collective canonization of the victims of the Great Evil.
Source: Fides
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=24106