  Armenian Apostolic Church marks Vardanants commemoration dayFebruary 19, 2009 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Apostolic Church is celebrating Vardanants commemoration day on Feb. 19, honoring great commander Vardan Mamikonyan and his unwavering army, who fought the Battle of Avarayr on May 28, 451A memorial liturgy was held in St. Zoravor church honoring the Battle of Avarayr, followed by а procession to Vardan Mamikonyan's monument. In 5th century B.A. Armenia stood up for its national independence both from Byzantine "brothers in faith" and Persians controlling the Eastern Part of the country. The legend has it that an army of 60000 Armenian withstood 200000 Persians in the Battle of Avarayr. The following words are ascribed to the great commander: "The death unacknowledged is truly a death, while the death acknowledged is immortality." Vardanants is celebrated in the second week of February. Vardan the Commander and his 1036 soldiers were canonized.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
