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CATHOLICOS ARAM I ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE PROJECTS AHEAD OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
armradio.am
29.08.2012 14:33
His Holiness Aram I announced the implementation of three projects
as part of the preparation of the 100th Anniversary Commemorations
of the Armenian Genocide. The architects of the Catholicosate are
invited to complete the tasks.
1. Renovation of the Statue symbolizing the post-genocide revival of
the Armenian people (Bikfaya, Lebanon). The bronze Statue was prepared
to mark the 50th commemoration of the Genocide in 1965. The land
surrounding the statue will be expanded, a huge map of the genocide
will be carved on a new wall to be erected and a small chapel will
be built next to the statue.
2. Genocide Museum at the Birds Nest Orphanage in Byblos (Lebanon).
The oldest building on the campus of the orphanage, which has been
classified as a historical monument, will become the site of the new
museum. The museum will display documents, pictures, artifacts and
other personal objects of the survivors of the Genocide committed
by Ottoman Turkey in 1915. The institution already has the personal
belongings of the orphans, who were brought to Lebanon by Danish
Missionaries soon after the genocide. This project is financially
supported by Mr. Aram Bezikian from Italy. Aram is the elder son of
the Catholicosate's benefactor Mr. & Mrs. Alecco and Annie Bezikian.
3. The Martyrs' Chapel in Antelias (Lebanon). The Chapel was build in
1936 and later renovated in 1993 and 2007. It will undergo a total
renovation in preparation for commemorative prayers in 2015. This
project is financed by Mr. Zareh Bezikian from Italy. Zareh is the
younger son of Mr. & Mrs. Alecco and Annie Bezikian.
armradio.am
29.08.2012 14:33
His Holiness Aram I announced the implementation of three projects
as part of the preparation of the 100th Anniversary Commemorations
of the Armenian Genocide. The architects of the Catholicosate are
invited to complete the tasks.
1. Renovation of the Statue symbolizing the post-genocide revival of
the Armenian people (Bikfaya, Lebanon). The bronze Statue was prepared
to mark the 50th commemoration of the Genocide in 1965. The land
surrounding the statue will be expanded, a huge map of the genocide
will be carved on a new wall to be erected and a small chapel will
be built next to the statue.
2. Genocide Museum at the Birds Nest Orphanage in Byblos (Lebanon).
The oldest building on the campus of the orphanage, which has been
classified as a historical monument, will become the site of the new
museum. The museum will display documents, pictures, artifacts and
other personal objects of the survivors of the Genocide committed
by Ottoman Turkey in 1915. The institution already has the personal
belongings of the orphans, who were brought to Lebanon by Danish
Missionaries soon after the genocide. This project is financially
supported by Mr. Aram Bezikian from Italy. Aram is the elder son of
the Catholicosate's benefactor Mr. & Mrs. Alecco and Annie Bezikian.
3. The Martyrs' Chapel in Antelias (Lebanon). The Chapel was build in
1936 and later renovated in 1993 and 2007. It will undergo a total
renovation in preparation for commemorative prayers in 2015. This
project is financed by Mr. Zareh Bezikian from Italy. Zareh is the
younger son of Mr. & Mrs. Alecco and Annie Bezikian.