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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
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BISHOP NAREG REPRESENTS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I AT THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE
PATRON SAINT OF DUBROVNIK, ST. BLAISE
During 1-7 February 2010, His Grace Bishop Nareg, Director of Ecumenical
Relations, represented His Holiness Aram I at the annual celebrations of the
Patron Saint of Dubrovnik (Croatia), upon the invitation of Bishiop Gerlimir
Poulic of Dubrovnik.
During the opening ceremony, Bishop Nareg read the message of His Holiness
Aram. In his message the Catholicos said that St. Blaise was a popular saint
specially of healing. The message then reminded the people that their Patron
Saint had come to Croatia from Cilicia, and since then ties between the two
churches and the people had remained strong. The message ended with the wish
that the faith of the martyr Saint protected city always.
Bishop Nareg participated in the entire spiritual and cultural events
organized around the relics of the Saint, as well as held private meetings
with the Mayor of the City, Bishop Gerlimir, the members of the religious
orders of the Franciscan and Dominican Orders for men and women. He also
attended the concert organized by the Croato-Armenian Friendship Committee
honoring Aram Khatchadourian.
In his interviews with the media, Bishop Nareg spoke of the significance of
his presence as a representative of the Armenian Church. His presence he
said, would renew the ties between the two peoples, because he was not
coming from Cilicia but from Lebanon where the Catholicossate had found
refuge after the Armenian Genocide.
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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 Ecumenical
activities 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.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
