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Catholicos Of All Armenians Garegin II Completed Visit In Jerusalem

CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS GAREGIN II COMPLETED VISIT IN JERUSALEM

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17.02.2010 18:12 GMT+04:00 Print version Send to mail

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The two-day visit of the Catholicos of All Armenians
Garegin II in Jerusalem was completed. Garegin II took part in
the event dedicated to 91-th birthday and 20-th anniversary of
enthronement of Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Torgom
Manoogian and handed him the Order of Saint Mesrop Mashtots. The
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan awarded Archbishop for his years
of dedicated and fruitful service to the Armenian people.

According to the Office of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, a meeting
of the Spiritual Board was held chaired by the Catholicos of All
Armenians Garegin II held. During the meeting participants discussed
issues of maintaining the property of the Armenian Church in Jerusalem,
as well as other problems of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and representatives of the
Armenian clergy made a pilgrimage to Holy Sepulcher.

St. Mesrop Mashtots Order is awarded for significant achievements in
economic development of the Republic of Armenia, natural and social
sciences, inventions, culture, education, healthcare, and public
service, as well as for activities promoting scientific, technological,
economic and cultural cooperation with foreign countries. The law
on the St. Mesrop Mashtots Order has been in effect since July 26,
1993. It is named after Mesrop Mashtots.

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