With the Feast of St. Vartan being celebrated this week (on February 8), the Eastern Diocese has dusted off a video treasure from its archives: a vintage TV retelling of the dramatic story of Vartan and the Battle of Avarayr.
A Voice from the 5th Century: St. Ghevont’s Address to Armenia’s Christian Soldiers
In honor of the Armenian Church’s “Feast of St. Ghevont and His Companions” (Feb. 6, 2024), read the oration Ghevont delivered before Vartan and his 66,000-man army, on the eve of the Battle of Avarayr in A.D 451—retold in English for a modern readership.
Celebrate Vartanantz at St. Vartan Cathedral
Diocesan Primate Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan will preside over the Feast of Sts. Vartanantz at New York’s St. Vartan Cathedral on Thursday, February 8, 2024.
The Miraculous Story of St. Voski
The story of a resurrected deer may be our earliest account of the evangelization of the Armenians. The Armenian Church remembers that story with an annual feast day.
Way of a Warrior: St. Sarkis
He would become a figure of enduring spiritual stature in the Armenian Church. But he began his sojourn among our people as a stranger. On Saturday, January 27, we will honor his memory once more—some 17 centuries after his death