Mughni school named after Archbishop Tashjian

Mughni school named after Archbishop Tashjian

Yerkir/arm
27 May 05

Scores of people gathered at the St. Gevorg church and the local school
of the Mughni village on May 24. Every year this day, Archbishop
Mesrop Ashjian would lead a pilgrimage to the St. Gevorg church,
but this time, the pilgrims from Armenia and Diaspora arrived in the
village without him.

On the initiative of the Hamazkayin Cultural and Educational Union,
the school village was named after Archbishop Mesrop Ashjian.

Opening the event, Lilit Galstian, the director of the Hamazkayin
office, reminded of the projects carried out by the Hamazkayin jointly
with Archbishop Tashjian. Many remember the celebration of the 1700th
anniversary of Christianity adoption in Armenia with 16,000 Armenian
youngsters singing together, she said.

It was thanks to Archbishop Ashjian that the village’s church and
school were restored. And now, after the great patriot’s death,
the school was named after him.