Aram I to re-consecrate Armenian Forty Martyrs Cathedral in AleppoMarch 25, 2019 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I will leave for Aleppo, Syria to re-consecrate the Armenian Forty Martyrs Cathedral on March 30. The Catholicos himself broke the news in Antelias, the seat of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia. The church was destroyed by the Islamic State militants in April 2015 after they laid explosives in tunnels dug under foundations. The restoration of the Forty Martyrs Church was financed by the Armenian community of Aleppo. At least 150 thousand people contributed to the restoration of the shrine. Prior to the war, about a quarter of a million Christians lived in Aleppo, which was home to at least 45 active churches. To date, about half of them have been destroyed and are waiting for their turn for restoration. During the war, militants of many terrorist groups destroyed Christian monasteries, cathedrals and temples throughout the country, looting and desecrating Christian shrines. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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 Armenia Henrikh 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. |