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Daily Sabah, Turkey
Sept 7 2014
CHURCH FIGURES UNITE FOR HISTORIC TURKISH SERVICE
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VAN, Turkey -- Preparations are continuing for a special religious
service to be held in eastern Turkey on Sunday which will see senior
figures from Greek, Armenian and Syrian Orthodox churches attend
together for the first time.
The 10th-century Akdamar Church in Van province will see Vicar of the
Armenian Orthodox Church Aram Atesyan, Ecumenical Patriarch of
Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syrian Orthodox
Church Yusuf Cetin and Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian attend the historic service.
The Mass is performed once a year.
"Tomorrow will be a historic day. This is the first time that the
Greek Patriarchate, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Syrian Patriarchal
Vicar and other religious leaders will attend the ceremony at the same
time," Aram Atesyan told the Turkish news agency AA in Van.
"We will pray for peace and unity in Turkey and the world during the
Mass," he added.
Akdamar is an ancient Armenian church located on Akdamar Island in Lake Van.
The church held its first Mass for 95 years in 2010 after it was
restored by the Turkish government.
http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2014/09/06/church-figures-unite-for-historic-turkish-service
From: A. Papazian
Sept 7 2014
CHURCH FIGURES UNITE FOR HISTORIC TURKISH SERVICE
AA
VAN, Turkey -- Preparations are continuing for a special religious
service to be held in eastern Turkey on Sunday which will see senior
figures from Greek, Armenian and Syrian Orthodox churches attend
together for the first time.
The 10th-century Akdamar Church in Van province will see Vicar of the
Armenian Orthodox Church Aram Atesyan, Ecumenical Patriarch of
Constantinople Bartholomew I, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syrian Orthodox
Church Yusuf Cetin and Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian attend the historic service.
The Mass is performed once a year.
"Tomorrow will be a historic day. This is the first time that the
Greek Patriarchate, the Armenian Patriarchate, the Syrian Patriarchal
Vicar and other religious leaders will attend the ceremony at the same
time," Aram Atesyan told the Turkish news agency AA in Van.
"We will pray for peace and unity in Turkey and the world during the
Mass," he added.
Akdamar is an ancient Armenian church located on Akdamar Island in Lake Van.
The church held its first Mass for 95 years in 2010 after it was
restored by the Turkish government.
http://www.dailysabah.com/nation/2014/09/06/church-figures-unite-for-historic-turkish-service
From: A. Papazian