19 Jul This Week in Armenian History Death of Garabed Melkonian (July 23, 1934) July 20, 2023 By armprelacy Garabed Melkonian had only completed elementary school, but had an acute sense of the importance of ... Continue reading
12 Jul This Week in Armenian History Birth of Aram Safrastyan (July 14, 1888) July 13, 2023 By armprelacy Aram Safrastyan was a pioneer in the field of Ottoman Studies in Armenia. He was born on July 1... Continue reading
05 Jul This Week in Armenian History Death of Roupen Herian (July 7, 1921) July 5, 2023 By armprelacy Thousands of women and children surviving the genocide were found in the homes of Turks, Kurds, and ... Continue reading
28 Jun This Week in Armenian History Birth of Arshak Madoyan (July 1, 1938) June 28, 2023 By armprelacy A prolific researcher and lecturer on Armenian ancient literature, Arshak Madoyan left his imprint w... Continue reading
21 Jun This Week in Armenian History Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (June 22, 431) June 22, 2023 By armprelacy The Council of Ephesus is the third ecumenical council, after those of Nicaea (325) and Constantinop... Continue reading
15 Jun This Week in Armenian History Death of Sargis Baghdasarian (June 19, 2001) June 19, 2023 By armprelacy You may have visited Stepanakert or not, but you surely are aware of the symbol of Artsakh places in... Continue reading
07 Jun This Week in Armenian History Death of Moushegh Ishkhan (June 12, 1990) June 7, 2023 By armprelacy Moushegh Ishkhan was one of the most relevant names in Diaspora poetry in the 1940s-1960s and his de... Continue reading
01 Jun This Week in Armenian History Birth of Lusine Zakarian (June 1, 1937) June 1, 2023 By Vartan Matiossian “When Lusine sings “Soorp, soorp,” all angels descend upon the Holy See and praise God for her singi... Continue reading
24 May This Week in Armenian History Death of Vartan Mamigonian (May 26, 451) May 25, 2023 By armprelacy The Armenian Church commemorates the 1,036 martyrs of the Vartanantz War on Thursday before Poon Par... Continue reading
17 May This Week in Armenian History Birth of Hagop Hagopian (May 24, 1923) May 17, 2023 By armprelacy Hagop Hagopian lived and developed his career as a painter in Egypt until he repatriated to Armenia ... Continue reading