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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
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Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

4000 BELIEVERS PARTICIPATE IN THE PILGRIMAGE OF ST. TADÉE

Over 4000 Armenians participated in a three-day-long pilgrimage
held in the St. Tadée Monastery in Iran. The pilgrimage was held on
July 7-9 under the patronage of the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the
supervision of the primate of the Diocese, V Rev Fr Neshan Topuzian.

Archbishop Sebouh Sarkisian, primate of the Diocese of Tehran, V Rev
Fr Papken Tcharian, primate of the Diocese of Isfahan, representatives
from the three Dioceses of Iran, MP Kevork Vartanian, officials from
the “Alik” corporation, Garen Nazarian, the ambassador of Armenia to
Iran and a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
also participated in the pilgrimage.

A religious and spiritual atmosphere was dominant throughout the
pilgrimage, as several Holy masses and services were held. The primate
of Isfahan officiated the mass and delivered the sermon on Friday.

The primate of the Diocese of Tehran officiated the mass on Saturday
on the occasion of St. Tate’s holy day and welcomed the crowd of
faithful on behalf of the Catholicos of Cilicia. Water blessing and
a procession were held after the Holy Mass.

The three primates held their second meeting in the Armenian Prelacy
in Tabriz on July 11, at the end of the pilgrimage. They discussed
the possibilities of realizing a number of spiritual, educational,
cultural and publishing initiatives with combined efforts.

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View the picture of the Monastery here:

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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.

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