ST. VARTAN CATHEDRAL’S BRONZE ENTRY DOORS TO BE BLESSED ON MAY 31
Noyan Tapan
May 19, 2009
NEW YORK, MAY 19, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. St. Vartan Mother
Cathedral’s new three bronze entry doors will be solemnly opened and
blessed on May 31 at the Cathedral.
St. Vartan Mother Cathedral last year celebrated its 40th anniversary
of its concecration. The majestic structure located in Manhattan is
the most ambitious undertaking of the Armenian American community and
it stands as a monument to the Armenian presence in the U.S. Although
the structure has long been completed a number of the refinements of
the original cathedral project were put on hold in 1960, for financial
and other reasons, at the time of its construction.
On May 31 the new bronze doors of the Cathedral, which are remarkable
works of art and depict the baptism of Armenia’s King Drtad III by
St. Gregory the Illuminator, will be blessed during the open ceremony
held at the Cathedral.