Topic: Armenian Church
By David Medzorian HAVERHILL, Mass. — A brand-new Armenian Church in Massachusetts’ Merrimack Valley now has a brand-new cross to adorn its steeple. The cross was consecrated on Thursday, June 20, the gift of the Boston-based Knights[...]
NEW YORK — Recently the Holy See of Echmiadzin, the Great House of Cilicia, Armenian Evangelical World Council, the Armenian Missionary Association of America and the AGBU together welcomed an effort by various bodies of the United[...]
The Armenian Church has played a central role in Armenian history. When Armenia lost its sovereignty, the church replaced the role of the state. That is apparent particularly in the Ottoman era. The Sultans recognized the very special[...]
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — On Saturday, May 18, the Primate of the Eastern American Diocese, Bishop Daniel Findikyan, celebrated his first Episcopal Badarak in America before more than a thousand worshippers who filled every crevice[...]
HALLE, Germany — Eight hundred years ago Levon I, a king who left an indelible mark on Armenian history and culture, with respect to relations with other powers, temporal and religious, died. The German city of Halle marked the[...]
By Eva Medzorian Special to the Mirror-Spectator WINCHESTER, Mass. and BERD, Armenia — I wanted to evaluate the Velvet Revolution which took place in Armenia in 2018, so I again traveled far beyond my Winchester home, through the[...]
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[...]
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — On Sunday, April 7, Bishop Sahak Mashalian from the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul celebrated an Episcopal Badarak at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral and delivered an inspiring sermon, delivered in both[...]
WATERTOWN — On Monday, May 6, St. James Armenian Church Men’s Club dinner meeting will take place at the St. James Charles Mosesian Cultural and Youth Center. The speaker will be Dick Flavin, an American poet known as the poet[...]
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) — Armenians in Syria’s war-torn Aleppo packed their Forty Martyrs Cathedral Saturday, March 30, for the first mass in the centuries-old church since its restoration began more than a year ago. Established in[...]