Attacked in February, Archbishop Nerses Pozapalyan dies in hospitalJune 27, 2009 - 18:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Archbishop Nerses Pozapalyan died at his 72nd year of life. On 18th February of 2009, Archbishop Nerses Pozapalyan was attacked in his cell for the purpose of robbery, resulting in severe injuries. After the unconscious priest was hospitalized to a medical center Nairi, where doctors diagnosed a stroke. Until his last days Archbishop Pozapalyan was in the hospital. As the information center of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin reports, on 29 June at 5.00 p.m the body of the Archbishop will be moved to the St.Gayane Church where requiem will be held from 7:00 p.m. for the priest. Funeral will be held on Tuesday, 30 June at 11.00 a.m. at the Srbots Nahatakyats church (in the region of Kotayk), which was built by the cleric. Then in the courtyard of the Surb Patarag Church the body of Nerses Pozapalyan will be commited to the earth. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. |