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SURB MARIAM ARMENIAN CHURCH OF SAIDABAD RE-CONSECRATED IN CALCUTTA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 06 2007
CALCUTTA, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Saint Table and
18 crosses of the columns of the restored Surb Mariam (Saint Mary)
Church of Saidabad were consecrated in Calcutta on March 4. The
re-consecration of the church was carried out by Archbishop Aghan
Paliozian, the India and Supreme East Patriarchal delegate and
with participation of Archimandrite Oshakan Gyulgyulian, the Indian
Armenian spiritual primate, friar Vardan Navasardian and deacon Tigran
Baghumian, monks of the Mother See. As Noyan Tapan was informed
by the Information Services of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin,
the Surb Mariam Armenian Church of Saidabad was built in 1758, with
personal resources of prominent merchant, benefactor Khoja Petros
from Jugha. The church was completely restored on the initiative of
the newly elected church administration of Calcutta this year. A new
church tower and hotel were built, the big territory of the church
was put in good order and earlier illegally captured territories were
returned to the Armenian community.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 06 2007
CALCUTTA, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Saint Table and
18 crosses of the columns of the restored Surb Mariam (Saint Mary)
Church of Saidabad were consecrated in Calcutta on March 4. The
re-consecration of the church was carried out by Archbishop Aghan
Paliozian, the India and Supreme East Patriarchal delegate and
with participation of Archimandrite Oshakan Gyulgyulian, the Indian
Armenian spiritual primate, friar Vardan Navasardian and deacon Tigran
Baghumian, monks of the Mother See. As Noyan Tapan was informed
by the Information Services of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin,
the Surb Mariam Armenian Church of Saidabad was built in 1758, with
personal resources of prominent merchant, benefactor Khoja Petros
from Jugha. The church was completely restored on the initiative of
the newly elected church administration of Calcutta this year. A new
church tower and hotel were built, the big territory of the church
was put in good order and earlier illegally captured territories were
returned to the Armenian community.