Interview to Father Gevorg Hayrapetyan, Dean of the Armenian Theological Christian Seminary of Jerusalem
1. Can you briefly share the history and presence of the Armenian Christian community in Jerusalem? The Armenian presence in Jerusalem is ancient, with historical roots reaching back to the 1st century BC, during the reign of King Tigran the Great, He expanded the...
The Feast of the Holy Cross at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre: One Date, Two Events
Deep within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem lies a chapel commemorating the discovery, or “Invention,” of the Cross. In Latin, invenire simply means “to discover” or “to find.” The Chapel of the Invention of the Cross, therefore,...
Lands of the Bible: The Key Places of Biblical History
The Bible does not unfold in an abstract setting. Its accounts are deeply tied to a real geography: roads, deserts, cities, rivers, empires and peoples that form part of salvation history. Knowing the lands of the Bible helps us better understand the events of the Old...