CELEBRATIONS MARKING 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARTSAKH DIOCESE PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER
Anahit Danielyan

2009/08/2 0 | 12:13

Nagorno Karabakh society

The 20th anniversary of the reopening of the Artsakh Diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church will be officially marked on September 27
and 28 and will coincide with the holiday of the Varaga Holy Cross.

On September 27, a Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at the Gantzasar
Monastery and the following day Armenian Church Supreme Patriarch
Garegin II will meet with teachers and students at Artsakh State
University. Later on a book reception will take place for the
publications "Diocese of Artsakh" and "Gantzasar" issued by the
diocese.

Later on that evening, celebrations will take place at the Stepanakert
Culture and Youth Palace, followed by a concert of spiritual music.