PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V. Rev. Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
THE ARMENIAN NATIONAL SANATORIUM OF AZOUNIEH
CONTINUES TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION
The board of trustees of the Armenian National Sanatorium started during the
last few months to introduce reforms to improve the living conditions and
medical care of the sanatorium’s patients.
The board kept its good relations with the institutions supporting the
sanatorium. Simultaneously, it sought the support of the Ministry of Health
and charity organizations in order to carry out the reforms. The medical
team and staff of the sanatorium were revised and reformed.
The Armenian National Sanatorium in Azounieh functions under the patronage
of the Armenian Apostolic and Evangelical Churches and is constantly the
center of attention of the heads of both churches, His Holiness Aram I and
Reverend Megerditch Karageozian. Since 1929 the institution has provided
shelter for needy Armenian patients. It is one of the best examples of the
social services carried out by the church.
The financial donations and the gifts that were offered to the sanatorium
were uplifting for both the board of trustees and the patients. In light of
the sanatorium’s needs, however, all Armenians are expected to contribute to
the efforts of sustaining the institution.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician Catholicosate, the
administrative center of the church is located in Antelias, Lebanon.