New Armenian church to be consecrated in YekaterinburgOctober 8, 2013 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A newly-built Armenian church will be consecrated in Russia’s Yekaterinburg on October 12. The consecration ceremony will be held by the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Bishop Ezras Nersisyan, primate of the New Nakhichevan and Russian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The ceremony will host politicians, religious, public and cultural figures, among others. In 2003, Bishop Ezras Nersisyan consecrated the foundations of the church. The church construction was sponsored by Masis Nazaryan, the head of Sverdlovsk-based Ani-Hayastan NGO, the chair of the Armenian community since 1996. The church was designed by architect Hakob Gasparyan, armenianchurch.ru reported. Photo:armenianchurch.ru Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |