  Visit to the First Christian State: Motto of Pope Francis’ Armenia stopover May 19, 2016 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Visit to the First Christian State” was confirmed as the motto of Pope Francis’ visit to Armenia, the presidential press service said Thursday, May 19. The logo for the visit has the form of a round seal and depicts the Monastery of Khor Virap with the Biblical Mount Ararat in the background. Saint Gregory the Illuminator was imprisoned in a deep pit in Artashat for 14 years, where the Monastery of Khor Virap was later built. Saint Gregory subsequently became the first Patriarch of the Armenian nation. Through the joint efforts of Saint Gregory and King Tiridates III, Christianity was declared as a state religion in Armenia in 301. The background of the logo is purple and yellow, representing the colors of the official flags of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Roman Catholic Church, respectively. The logo also depicts the Coats of Arms of both Churches. The surrounding note - Pope Francis Armenia June 24-26, 2016 and the motto Visit to the First Christian State - means the visit itself.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
