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Catholicosate of Cilicia
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Armenian version:
CLERGY FROM THE CILICIAN AND ETHIOPIAN BROTHERHOODS MEET IN BIKFAYA
Clergy from the Ethiopian and Cilician Brotherhoods held a meeting in the
St. Asdvadzadzine Monastery in Bikfaya on July 25. His Holiness Aram I and
Patriarch Paoulos chaired the meeting.
His Holiness Aram I delivered the opening remarks of the meeting, welcoming
the presence of the Ethiopian Patriarch in the Catholicosate of Cilicia. He
talked about the confessional and theological understandings of the two
churches.
Patriarch Paoulos delivered a special lecture, talking about the three
millennia long history of the Ethiopian Church ands the unique role it
played in the ancient eastern churches.
The Patriarch also talked about the friendly ties between the Ethiopian and
Armenian people and considered the international recognition of the Armenian
Genocide as an important human rights issue.
The Catholicos and the Patriarch also answered questions about their
lectures.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the Ecumenical
activities of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.