Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church consecrated in Akhaltsikhe

PanARMENIAN.Net - Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church was consecrated by head of the AAC Georgian Diocese, Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan in Akhaltsikhe after 2 months of reconstruction works.



Some thousand people attended the sacred ceremony.



In his speech, Bishop Mirzakhanyan thanked Manuk Zeynalyan, the spiritual leader of Akhaltsikhe, and the Armenian population of the town for their contribution to reconstruction of the Church.



For his part, hieromonk Bagrat Salbiyan voiced hope that the second Armenian Church in Akhaltsikhe - Surb Nshan Church - will also be reconstructed and returned to its owner, the AAC Georgian Diocese.
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