Construction of Cathedral to Be Started in Stepanakert July 22

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.07.2006 18:34 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The first stone of the cathedral of the Artsakh
diocese will be laid in Stepanakert July 22. Catholicos of All
Armenians Garegin II will take part in the ceremony. As reported by
KarabakhOpen.com, the place for the new church was chosen by head of
the Artsakh diocese, Archbishop Pargev Martirosian.

To note, Stepanakert has lived without church for many years. The
soviet statistics says that Karabakh was the only spot on the USSR
territory where no single church has functioned since 1930. But before
1930 each village in Karabakh had a small church. The big church in
Stepanakert was transformed into a theater while the ancient church of
Vararakn is still located on the territory of an entertainment center.