ORDER OF SAINT SAHAK – SAINT MESROP GRANTED TO RADIK MARTIROSIAN AND VLADIMIR BARKHUDARIAN
ArmRadio.am
15.06.2007 10:34
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All
Armenians, granted the Order of Saint Sahak – Saint Mesrop to two
lay members of the Supreme Spiritual Council in recognition for their
achievements in the field of academia, their support of the mission
of the Church and their many contributions to the nation.
Dr. Radik Martirosian, President of the National Academy of Sciences,
and Mr. Vladimir Barkhudarian, Vice President of the National Academy
of Sciences, were awarded with the medal named after Catholicos Saint
Sahak Parthev and Saint Mesrop Mashtots.
The awards ceremony took place in the Pontifical Residence of the
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, presided by His Holiness Karekin and
in the presence of high-ranking clergymen, and families, friends and
associates of the honorees.
During the evening’s program, fellow academicians of the honorees
addressed the gathering, and the Pontifical Encyclicals granting the
medals were read.
Both Martirosian and Barkhudarian expressed their words of gratitude
to His Holiness for bestowing them with this high honor, following
which the Pontiff of All Armenians addressed his message of blessing
to the attendees and congratulations to the two honorees.
The program concluded with a selection of classical pieces of European
and Armenian music.