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.
Raising Awareness About Artsakh at the Internat’l Religious Freedom Summit
Creativity and the Human Spirit at St. John Church
On January 21, St. John Church in Southfield, MI, hosted the inaugural program in a series of five musical performances and lectures focusing on “Creativity in the Face of Oppression,”
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.
St. Vartan Cathedral Hosts a Prayer for Christian Unity
Distinguished church leaders from throughout New York City gathered at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral on Thursday evening, January 25, for the city’s annual “Prayer Service for Christian Unity.”