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Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
Address:  Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
Contact:  Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
Tel:  +374-10-517163
Fax:  +374-10-517301
E-Mail:  [email protected]
Website:  www.armenianchurch.org
July 6, 2007
Alex and Marie Manoogian to be Interred in Holy Etchmiadzin
On July 13, the earthly remains of Alex Manoogian, National Hero of the
Republic of Armenia, Life President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
and national benefactor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, along with
those of his wife, Marie Manoogian, will arrive in the homeland via the
Paris - Yerevan flight.  They had previously been interred in Detroit,
Michigan (U.S.A.).
The interment service of the renowned Armenians will take place in the
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on July 17 at 10:00 AM, at which time the
remains shall be committed to the earth in sight of the Treasury Museum
built through their sponsorship.  The funeral will occur with full state
honors and church services, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II,
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; and with the
participation of the President of the Republic of Armenia, high ranking
state officials, the children and family of the Manoogians, and our pious
faithful.
The bodies of the benefactors of blessed memory will lie in state in the
Monastery of St. Gayane until July 17, where faithful Armenians can offer
their prayers and respect.
Blessed be the Memory of the Righteous, Amen.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Information Services
Address:  Vagharshapat, Republic of Armenia
Contact:  Rev. Fr. Ktrij Devejian
Tel:  +374-10-517163
Fax:  +374-10-517301
E-Mail:  [email protected]
Website:  www.armenianchurch.org
July 6, 2007
Alex and Marie Manoogian to be Interred in Holy Etchmiadzin
On July 13, the earthly remains of Alex Manoogian, National Hero of the
Republic of Armenia, Life President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union
and national benefactor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, along with
those of his wife, Marie Manoogian, will arrive in the homeland via the
Paris - Yerevan flight.  They had previously been interred in Detroit,
Michigan (U.S.A.).
The interment service of the renowned Armenians will take place in the
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin on July 17 at 10:00 AM, at which time the
remains shall be committed to the earth in sight of the Treasury Museum
built through their sponsorship.  The funeral will occur with full state
honors and church services, under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II,
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; and with the
participation of the President of the Republic of Armenia, high ranking
state officials, the children and family of the Manoogians, and our pious
faithful.
The bodies of the benefactors of blessed memory will lie in state in the
Monastery of St. Gayane until July 17, where faithful Armenians can offer
their prayers and respect.
Blessed be the Memory of the Righteous, Amen.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress