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    Armenian Church in Egypt one of the richest on the globe
    23.12.2009 11:37 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Being the only in entire Africa, the Egyptian
    Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church is rather Patriarchate than
    Diocese. `Presently, some 3 thousand Armenians live in Cairo and
    Alexandria. There are also Armenians in Sudan, Ethiopia and Republic
    of South Africa.

    The history of the Armenian community of Ethiopia is amusing.
    Ethiopian King Haile Selassie once heard a chorus of Armenian orphans
    in Turkey. He brought them to Addis Ababa and gave them dwelling and
    education. These orphans based the Armenian community which now
    numbers some 100 people,' head of the AAC Egyptian Diocese, His Grace
    Bishop Ashot Mnatsakanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter on Cairo.

    His Grace said the Armenian community is the only registered as
    national minority in Egypt and the Armenian Church in Egypt is one of
    the richest on the globe.

    He also reminded that Nubar Nubaryan Pasha, the first prime minister
    and foreign minister of Egypt, was of Armenian descent and was buried
    at the Armenian cemetery in Heliopolis. His son, Boghos Nubar Pasha
    was the founder of Armenian General Benevolent Union.
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