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    HIERARCHS OF WORLD ORTHODOXY PARTICIPATED ECUMENICAL SERVICES IN ARMENIA

    Portal-Credo.Ru
    Oct 1, 2008
    Russia

    Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople (Ecumenical Patriarchate),
    Metropolitan Valentine of Orenburg and Buzuluk (Moscow Patriarchate)
    and representatives of eleven more "sister-churches" accompanied
    Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II inblessing the Chrism for
    Armenian Apostolic Church in Etchmiadzin on September 28.

    Armenian Apostolic Church uses two relics to bless the Chrism: the
    Right Hand of St. Gregory, the Enlightener of Armenia, and Holy Spear
    of Crucifixion. During the ceremony of blessing the Chrism, the Right
    Hand of St. Gregory was used by Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II
    (Monophysites), and the Holy Spear was given to Patriarch Bartholomew
    of Constantinople (World Orthodoxy).

    The following Church leaders and representatives participated the
    ceremony: Metropolitan Valentine of the Diocese of Orenburg and
    Buzuluk, of the Russian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate;
    Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental
    Churches, who led the delegation for the Roman Catholic Church;
    His Bishop Benjamin of Menoufeya from the Coptic Orthodox Church;
    Metropolitan Mor Eustathius Matta Roham of Jazirah and Euphrates
    of the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East;
    H.G. Dr. Thomas Mar Athanasios, Metropolitan of the Chengannur
    Diocese who led the delegation of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian
    Church of India; Geoffrey Rowell, Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe of
    the Anglican Church, Mgr. Vartan Ashkarian, General Representative
    of the Patriarchal Eparchy of the Armenian Catholic Church; Father
    Yeghia Kilaghbian, Abbot of the Armenian Mkhitarist Congregation
    of San Lazzaro; as well as representeatives from the World Council
    of Churches, and the organization "World Conference of Religions
    for Peace".

    The day before (on September 28) the same members of "sister-churches"
    presided by Garegin II served a memorial service for the victims
    of the Armenian Genocide. Prior to the start of the service, a
    wreath was laid at the memorial. During the service the participants
    offered joint prayers in their own languages for the victims of the
    Genocide. Following the service, members of the delegations visited
    the Genocide Museum.
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