Ecumenical Patriarch visits Armenia

His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomaios I recently visited the Republic of Armenia and led the local Greek Orthodox community in prayer at Saint Sergius Cathedral.

His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Karekin I, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and members of the Armenian Holy Synod attended the service. During his visit, Patriarch Bartholomaios prayed at the shrine of St. Gregory, the Illuminator, at the foot of Mount Ararat on the Armenian-Turkish border. The Ecumenical Patriarch's visit concluded with a luncheon given by Patriarch Karekin and attended by members of the Armenian government, the diplomatic corps and representatives from other religious groups.

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