Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Armenians at prayer

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For ABC Wednesday, A is for Armenian arches


and Armenian priests and monks at prayer in their beautiful chapel in the upstairs level of the Holy Sepulchre.


Their chapel is up these stairs, but I think not many outsiders are allowed to ascend.
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(Linking also to inSPIREd Sunday.)
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16 comments:

  1. Beautiful- this part of the Holy Sepulchre seems quite light.

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  2. Good point, William. It was an Armenian feast day, so I think they turned on all their lights to brighten things up.

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  4. Going into the Armenian chapel looks lovely. But you are quite right... I have never been into this part of Holy Sepulchre.

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  5. Hello Dina,
    What a beautiful part of the church but such a pity it is
    not shared more with ordinary people.
    I though being part of a religious order was to set an example of say,
    sharing with your fellow man...Just a thought !

    best wishes,
    Di.
    ABCW team.

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  6. Trubes/Di, shalom, I'm not sure what the rules are. I think the whole upper level of the rotunda are not open to the throngs of tourists. Maybe for security reasons? However, when I saw the Armenian Orthodox clergy hurrying upstairs for their prayer, I ran after them and asked permission to come too. They agreed, even though I obviously was not any kind of Orthodox Christian (and not a Christian at all), since I was wearing pants and no head covering. It was only me and the men you see in the photo up there. So they DID share.

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  7. 100th anniversary of the genocide v the Armenians. Sad.

    ROG, ABCW

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  8. The atmosphere is always a so mysterious...

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  9. How lovely that they allowed you to come, AND to take pictures! This is a rare treat. Thank you, Dina.

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  10. I should study so that I knew more about the Armenians. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  11. Reading the other comments, I have to say that prayer is a private thing to me, so I wouldn't want any intrusions--especially, if they didn't want to join me. That said, this is a beautiful place for worship.

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  12. This is such a beautiful, ancient church.

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