ARMENIAN CHURCH IN ABU DHABI ANOINTED – VIDEO
14:29, 15 Dec 2014
Within the framework of the patriarchal visit to Abu Dhabi, the
delegation headed by His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House
of Cilicia, visited the Armenian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates.
The official welcome ceremony was followed by tree-planting. His
Holiness Aram I noted in his speech that Armenia is the Motherland of
every Armenian and a holy site with its soil and culture, its values
and aspirations.
His Holiness praised the Armenians of UAE and Qatar for supporting
the programs of the Embassy.
As part of the visit, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
anointed the newly constructed Holy Martyr’s Church and inaugurated
the new Prelacy and the school building.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of all Christian
communities of the United Arab Emirates, diplomats, journalists,
representatives of the local Armenian community.