Galle To Become Armenian Religious Center In Germany

GALLE TO BECOME ARMENIAN RELIGIOUS CENTER IN GERMANY

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.03.2009 20:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Religious Community in Galle’s Amensdorf
Quarter purchased a piece of land with a building that used to serve
as a catholic church. According to the community priest Aristakes
Ayvazyan, its an architecturally unique church.

The Head of Amensdorf community Herberdt Ziegfried expressed his
gratitude to the purchasers. "It’s been 3 years since the catholic
church stopped functioning, and we were worried it would remain
unclaimed. We’re happy the territory would be used for a noble cause
of returning the believers to the Church, " he said.

The ceremonial consecration of the church will be held in May, as the
building is still under reconstruction. The altar will be sprinkled
with holy water; columns, pictures and crosses cleansed with wine
and myrrh.

More than 15 Armenian communities are active in Germany, specifically
in Berlin, Munich, Belfield and KÃ¶ln. More that 50 000 ethnic
Armenians constitute the church congregation. The residence of
the Armenian Bishop is located in KÃ¶ln, Berlin Armenian Community
website reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS