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    Independent Catholic News
    Feb 6 2014


    Lebanon: Victims of Armenian Genocide to be canonized


    Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 10:20 pm


    Almost a century since the Armenian Genocide - carried out in the
    territories of Turkey in 1915 - the Armenian Apostolic Church has
    confirmed its intention to proceed with the canonization for martyrdom
    of the victims of what the Armenians call the 'Great Evil'.

    The confirmation came from the meeting of the Committee for the
    canonization set up ad hoc and held from January 27 to 29 in Antelias,
    Lebanon, at the Cathedral of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great
    House of Cilicia.

    The meeting was convened with the blessing of both of the highest
    authorities of the Armenian Apostolic Church: the Supreme Patriarch
    and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of the
    Great House of Cilicia Aram I.

    The bishops and priests who make up the committee discussed the more
    concrete aspects of the procedures and modalities to be followed for
    the canonization, which will have to be completed by 2015, one
    centenary after the genocide. During the meeting aspects related to
    the preparation of the texts for the commemorative liturgies were
    discussed. The Committee will meet again at the end of May, at the
    Patriarchal See of Echmiadzin, to develop the final details for the
    collective canonization of the victims of the Great Evil.

    Source: Fides

    http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=24106

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