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    Emil Lazarian
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Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan visits Amaras monastery in Artsakh

Panorama, Armenia
Jan 4 2021
Culture 17:55 04/01/2021NKR

Head of Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan visited Martuni region of Artsakh on Monday. As the Artsakh Diocese reported in a statement,  Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan attended Amaras monastery, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers where he discussed security issues. 

Afterwards, Pargev Srbazan attended Saint Vardan Church of Tchartar town and St. Nerses the Great Church of Martuni town. As part of the visit, the head of the Diocese  held a meeting with the head of Martuni administration Ararat Melkumyan

To note, Amaras Monastery is located in Sos village, in Artsakh's Martuni region. The first church of the monastic complex was founded by Gregory the Illuminator. Its construction was finished by his grandson bishop Grigoris who was killed in 338 and buried in Amaras.

At the beginning of the 5th century Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of Armenian alphabet, opened the first Armenian school in Amaras which gave rise to spreading the Armenian language. Since then, Amaras became one of the largest religious and cultural centers of Armeniancy. 

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