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  National Geographic Channel to broadcast film about Holy Spear kept in Armenia  December 11, 2010 - 17:21 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Legend of the Holy Spear program will be broadcast by National Geographic Channel. It will include parts shot in Armenia (Etchmiadzin, Khor Virab, Garni and Geghard). Today there are three Spears (kept in Vatican, Austria and Armenia) claiming to be the Holy Spear. According to the program announcement placed on the channel official website, the film of When Rome Ruled series makes an attempt to discover if any of them could have been present at the crucifixion. The film tells about Armenia as the first country, which adopted Christianity as a state religion. The program will be aired by the channel on December 12 and 14. The monastery of Geghard is a unique architectural construction in the Kotayk province of Armenia, being partially carved out of the adjacent mountain, surrounded by cliffs. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name commonly used for the monastery today, Geghard, originates from the spear which had wounded Jesus at the Crucifixion, and which is said to be brought to Armenia by Apostle Jude, called here Thaddeus, and stored amongst many other relics. Now it is displayed in the Etchmiadzin treasury.  Top stories Much-debated draft bill, tightening punishment for sex crimes against minors, was introduced by Kremlin in Oct. Members of Euronest Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Culture and Civil Society visited Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex. Clothing boutiques on Abovyan street sidewalks were dismantled in late January by the order of Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan. Subsistence level totaled $226 for Russians of active working age, $165 for retirees and $225 for children in Q3, 2011.   |   Latest news F-35 fighter begins 1st flight tests with missiles  Currently, F-35 order is Pentagon's costliest program going; with Defense Department planning to buy 2,443 aircrafts.Paramount Animation president resigns In 2011, Paramount released Rango, company’s 1st fully owned CGI animated property, which grossed over $240 mln worldwide.EU poised to sanction Syrian central bank, ministers, flights Syrian regime has so far been undeterred by international sanctions, carrying on with crackdown on govt opponents.American Beauty’s Mena Suvari to star in Hilary Winston comedy It centers on Agnes, who, after being dumped by her fiance, leans on her co-workers to help her come out of her shell. |
