PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: nian.htm
THE SEMINARY MARKS SAINT HAGOP, SAINT MAROOKE AND SAINT MELIDOS
The administration and Student Council of the Seminary organized an event in
the "Prapion Doumanian" hall of the Seminary on December 14 dedicated to
Saint Hagop Medzpnatsi, Marouke the hermit and Bishop Melidos. A cultural
program was presented by the Seminary students.
Following the opening remarks by Hampartsoum Balekdjian, Sepasdian
Gharakhanian sang two acts from the hymn of Saint Hagop. The event then
proceeded as follows: Armenag Kusherian presented the life of Marouke the
hermit, Sarkis Isgenian performed a Bible reading, Kurkulian Viken talked
about the life of Saint Melidos, Gapriel Yeghiayan read sections from Nareg
and Daghelian Hrayr spoke about the life of Saint Hagop.
A theatrical performance by the Seminary students brought to life segments
of Saint Hagop’s life. This last part of the program was particularly
impressive for the new students, who became direct witnesses to important
events in the life of this great Saint.
The Seminary Dean V. Rev. Shahe Panossian praised the students for their
collective work to organize the event. The Dean then explained the meaning
and value of the concepts of "saint" and "holiness" and the path leading to
those honors- a true path void of fakeness and pretence. He invited the
Seminary students to live their lives with the examples of saints and to
strive to resemble them.
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View the photos here:
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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 Theological
Seminary 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.