  AAC to mark remembrance day of St. King Trdat, Queen Ashkhen and Virgin KhosrovadukhtJune 25, 2009 - 18:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 4, the Armenian Apostolic Church will mark the remembrance day of St. Trdat King, Ashkhen Queen and Khosrovadukht Virgin. An exhibition of photographer Tigran Sahakyan's works will open in the Ararat Diocese on the occasion. Trdat III (250 - c. 330) was the king of Iranian Arshacid Armenia in 285-339. In 301, he proclaimed Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, making the Armenian kingdom the first state to officially embrace Christianity. He is recognized as a saint by the Armenian Apostolic Church. Historical record mentions also his wife, Queen Ashkhen and his sister, Virgin Khosrovadukht, who were christened by St. Gregory the Illuminator in Aratsani River.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
