The Season of Advent refers to the coming of Christ and in the Armenian language it is termed “Hisnag” (or Yisnak), derived from the word for “fifty”. Hisnag refers to the fifty-day period of preparation in celebration of the Nativity and Theophany of Jesus Christ. What type of preparation does this involve? During Advent, we... Read More »
A Lecture presented by The Reverend Dr Ray Williamson OAM, the outgoing President of the NSW Ecumenical Council is taking place on Wednesday 24 November 2021 at 7pm (AEST) via Zoom. The topic covered will be "Ecumenism: Its History and Relevance Now". For all registrations please contact Mr Nishan Basmajian at diocese@armenian.com.au
Gregory Thaumaturgus (Miracle Worker) or Gregory of Neocaesarea was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century. Gregory was born around AD 213 to a wealthy pagan family in Neocaesarea. Originally he was known as Theodore ("gift of God"). He was introduced to the Christian religion at the age of fourteen, after the death of his father. He... Read More »
Pope Clement I (called Clemens Romanus to distinguish him from the Alexandrian), is the first of the successors of St Peter of whom anything definite is known, and he is the first of the "Apostolic Fathers". The Apostolic Fathers were a group of early Christian leaders who were believed to know the Apostles personally.... Read More »
The first preachers of Christianity in Armenia Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew were two of the original disciples of Jesus Christ. When they came to the land of our ancestors to spread the Good News of Christ’s Resurrection, they were not just offering an abstract philosophy. They told about their own first hand experience of... Read More »
