300th anniversary of the Holy Church of Nazareth to be celebrated in
November

armradio.am
24.05.2008 15:00

During the week of November 8 to the 15 2008 the Armenian community of
Calcutta will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the laying of the
foundation stone of the Holy Church of Nazareth; the Church was
initially built in 1707.

St. Mary’s Armenian Church in Chennai (formerly Madras) was built in
1712. The home of the fist Armenian periodical in the world, Azdarar,
was printed in Chennai in the year 1794. Under the auspices of the
Armenian Church Committee it has recently been fully restored and
renovated, as have some of the other Armenian churches. St. Mary’s
Church will be re-consecrated during this event.

The Pastor, and the Armenian Church Committee members extend an
invitation to everyone who is interested to joining them in this
historical event.

A variety of events have been planned for the week, which will include
a Hrashapar service, Pontifical Liturgy, and Thanksgiving service at
the Holy Nazareth Armenian Church. A cultural seminar, inauguration of
the Community Centre at Tangra and Ground Breaking ceremony of Armenian
College Sports Complex, tours to the Armenian Churches in Kolkata as
well as a visit to the oldest Armenian Churches in West Bengal, which
are St. John the Baptist Armenian Church built in 1695 in Chinsurah and
Holy Virgin Mary Armenian Church built in 1758 in Saidabad.