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April 17, 2007

Youth Pilgrimage to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

On Sunday, April 15, the administration and seminarians of the Gevorkian
Theological Seminary of Holy Etchmiadzin sponsored and organized a
pilgrimage for 220 students from eleven specialty schools, including
orphanages, Armenian Church Youth Centers and other institutions.

The young pilgrims first arrived at the Monastery of St. Hripsime in the
morning, where they participated in the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Rev.
Fr. Barouyr Avetisian.  Following church services, the young boys and girls
visited the other churches and monasteries in Vagharshapat, had lunch
together on the grounds of the Monastery of St. Gayane, and finally arrived
in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin in the afternoon.

The older students were given a special tour of the Alex and Marie Manoogian
Treasury Museum on the grounds of the Mother See, where they viewed a wide
variety of exhibits including vestments, liturgical items and national and
ecclesiastical art.

At the end of the event-filled day, the young pilgrims were ushered into the
recital hall of the Seminary building, where they were treated to a concert
of folk music and songs performed by a youth choir.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress