The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem is planning to build a new church on the banks of River Jordan, enabling Armenian pilgrims to participate in ceremonies and hold baptisms, Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Koryun Baghdasaryan told ARMENPRESS.
He said the area has been recently cleared from landmines and all Christian communities were given land for building churches. Now the patriarchate is actively working to find a philanthropist for building the church in the important shrine.
Baghdasaryan says the new church will boost the spiritual-cultural life of the Armenian community of Jerusalem.
The Chancellor added that the Helen and Eduard Martikian Museum was recently reopened after 10 years of being closed. The museum displays the historic presence of Armenians in the Holy Land, spanning from the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Crusader, Mamluk, Ottoman, British, Jordanian and Israeli eras.
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