ARMENIAN COMMUNITY IN TURKEY RINGS BELLS OF SURP GIRAGOS ARMENIAN CHURCH
Turkish Press
April 1 2013
The Armenian community has rung the bells of Surp Giragos Armenian
Church in Diyarbakir for the first time in 98 years to celebrate the
Easter holiday.
The bronze bell, which was built in Russia, was rung for the first
time in almost a century.
Kevork Calis, a member of the Sourp Giragos Church Foundation board
of directors, said that the community failed to conduct a mass for
Easter, because the Istanbul Patriarchate previously responded to a
request to send priests to the church by telling the community that it
would take a week for the religious official to arrive in Diyarbakir.
As a result, no masses were held at the church, but the community
prayed to celebrate the religious holiday and distributed colored
eggs and pastries.
Published: 4/1/2013
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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