SPIRITUAL INSPECTOR OF “NORAVANK” MONASTERY COMPLEX DIES IN TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, August 9. /ARKA/. Spiritual inspector of the “Noravank”
monastery complex, priest Zaven Hakobyan died in a traffic accident in
Armenia, the Press-Chancellery of the Holy See of Echmiadzin
reports. Hakobyan was born in Echmiadzin in 1977. He graduated from
the Gevorgyan theological seminary in 2000; in 2000-2001 he
participated in the management courses at the American University of
Armenia. He had been studying at the Department of Law, Yerevan State
University. He was consecrated into deacon in 2002 and into priest in
2004. Hakobyan was appointed spiritual inspector of “Noravank”
monastery complex on February 1, 2005 by the decision of the
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. “The Catholicos of All
Armenians and the Congregation of the Holy See of Echmiadzin mournes
about the untimely death of the young, faithful and devoted priest”,
the press-release says. A.A. -0–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress