BURBANK, Calif. — Philanthropist Vartan Nazerian, a member of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Supreme Council, was given the St. Nerses the Gracious Medal from Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II with an accompanying pontifical encyclical. It was conferred by means of Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America Archbishop Hovnan Derderian at St. Leon Armenian Cathedral in Burbank on May 5.
The encyclical praises Nazerian’s efforts and financial support in favor of the activities of the Hayastan All-Armenia Fund, the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party and the Tekeyan Cultural Association, as well as the Western Diocese and St. Leon Armenian Cathedral. Two films were screened on this occasion which provided biographical information and depicted Nazerian’s activities in support of the Armenian nation and the Armenian Church in the diaspora and the Republic of Armenia.
