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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: info@armenianorthodoxchurch.org
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

SEMINARY STUDENTS CELEBRATE 91st ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIA’S INDEPENDENCE

The Student Council of the Seminary concluded its activities for the
scholastic year 2008-2009 with a celebration dedicated to the 91st
anniversary of Armenia’s independence.

Celebrations began with a historical introduction on 28 May 1918 the date of
independence. After singing the national anthem the students watched a
documentary covering the period 1917-1920. The speaker of the day was Mr.
Vicken Avakian the history teacher. After commenting on the documentary,
told the students that one could not shape the present unless had a good
understanding of past happenings.

At the end of the evening, the Dean of the Seminary, Bishop Shahé Panossian
thanked the speaker and the members of the Student Council for their
activities. He said that these activities not only enriched life in the
seminary, but also deepened the students’ knowledge about the church and its
traditions, the Armenian nation and its cultural heritage.

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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 Theological
Seminary 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.