INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “ARMENIAN BIBLE” TO BE HELD IN ECHMIADZIN ON OCT 6-9
ARKA News Agency
Aug 1 2005
YEREVAN, July 1. /ARKA/. An international conference “Armenian Bible”
is to be held in the Holy See of Echmiadzin on October 6-9, 2005. The
press service of the Holy Echmiadzin reports that the conference will
be held under the patronage of His Holiness Garegin II as part of
celebrations of the 1600th anniversary of creation of the Armenian
alphabet. Archimandrite Vahan Hovhannisyan is responsible for the
organization of the conference. “The Holy Book plays the central role
in the rites and bibliography of the Armenian Church. It inspired
theologians, chroniclers, miniaturists, musicians, and experts on
church rituals,” a press release says. The Holy Echmiadzin invites
the scholars engaged in translating the Bible into Armenian to take
part in the conference. P.T. -0–
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress