CATHOLICOS VISITED THE HISTORICAL ISLAND OF THE SEA OF MARMARA

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[06:45 pm] 23 June, 2006

During the visit to Turkey Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II paid
a visit to the island Heypel together with Patriarch of Constantinople
Bartholomew I and Patriarch of Armenians of Constantinople Archbishop
Mesrop Mutafyan. They visited the Greek Orthodox church of Holy
Trinity and the famous theological seminary.

The Catholicos of All Armenians prayed for the re-opening of the
seminary which was closed down by the Turkish authorities in 1970s. His
Holiness mentioned that the Armenian Church always supports his sister
churches in their misfortunes.

The Armenian and Greek delegations visited the historical library of
the island and got acquainted with the monastery complex.