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THE CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA CO-ORGANIZES AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
MONASTICISM IN THE ARMENIAN CHURCH

The University in Salzbourg in cooperation with the Holy See of Etchmiadzin
and the Holy See of Cilicia organized an international conference on
“Monasticism in the Armenian Churches” from 14-17 April 2013.

The conference began with a Benedictine vespers at the St. Peter’s
Cathedral. On Monday 15 April, Archbishop Nareg Alemezian the Ecumenical
Officer and Dean of the Seminary presented a paper on the theme “The
challenges to the Brotherhood of Cilicia in the 21st Century”. The
conference then explored differences in monasticism between the East and the
West, and different training programmes.