  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 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 |  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. |
