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Published on PublicOrthodoxy, the piece explores how the 10th-century Holy Cross Church of Aghtamar remains a powerful witness to the Resurrection. Fr. Shernezian then unveils a breathtaking new artistic achievement:

A church is a living Gospel, speaking faith across centuries. Dive into a profound new article by Very Rev. Fr. Barouyr Shernezian, Dean of the Armenian Theological Seminary: "The Living Gospel of Aghtamar: A Testament in Stone and Spirit."

This derelict shop on Dundas Street is (was?) owned by the owner of the (in)famous Aghtamar Lake Van Monastery in Exile restaurant that was next to the railway bridge at Abbeyhill. My wife is from Abbeyhill but we never sampled its supposedly unique experience.

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In the middle of Lake Van, there's a church on the island of Aghtamar, built 915-921 by King Gagik Arcruni of Vaspurakan. (Image from G. Grigoryan, 'King Gagik Arcruni’s Portrait on the Church of Ałt‘amar' 2019)... 1/

Two new books by Elizabeth Redgate. The first is: Royal Building Programmes in Tenth & Eleventh Century: The Island City of Aghtamar Armenia - a study of the buildings of Gagik Artsruni, prince of Vaspurakan, in the south of historic Armenia. mellenpress.com/book/Royal-B...

“Ertelenmiş bir acıyım belki bir ermeniyim
Ziyaretçisi olmayan bir mezartaşı gibi
Hep tenha oldum nasibimi bilirim
Bütün replikler yanlış şifrelenmiştir
Yüzümün çizgilerinde durur rivayet
Her gün yeniden çarmuha gerilirim“
#ahicriizgören
#aghtamarchurch #aghtamar #akdamarkilisesi #aghtamarisland

“Chrisdos haryav ee merelots!”
“Christ has risen from the dead!”
Happy #Easter! (Yes, one day on Aghtamar Island I did get both blue skies and a rainbow. The Island, in the Lake Van region of Turkey or Historic #Armenia, is home to the 10th Century #Armenian Church of the Holy Cross.)

As far as I can figure out/remember the Hanover st wild garden one was a rug shop/gallery/coffee shop but the Armenian Aghtamar Lake Van monastery of lore restaurant was opposite Holyrood house ⬇️

Aghtamar island on Lake Van used to have an independent bishopic seat (Catholicosate) from 1116 to 1895. In 1915, during the Armenian Genocide, its monks were massacred. In 1951 the church was about to be demolished by authorities, but an intervention from Turkish writers and journalists saved it.

Mijn cattery is genoemd naar Aghtamar (Աղթամար) een eiland in het Van meer. Eugenlijk zou het ras Armeense Van moeten heten.

Digitization & cataloging is complete for the manuscript collection of the Lebanese Armenian Red Cross in Beirut, Lebanon. One highlight is a Kʻatsʻurdaran, a special hymnal copied in Aghtʻamar island in the Lake Van region in the year 1430 CE (LARC 00023, pictured).

Learn more: bit.ly/47NqgU3

iconographic program of the church at Aghtamar. https://books.google.com/books?id=vAmGeC2qYRkC&source=gbs_navlinks_s