The 850th Commemoration of St. Nerses the Gracious (Shnorhali) was Marked at the Catholicosate of Cilicia with a Symposium

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A symposium dedicated to the 850th anniversary of the passing of St. Nerses the Gracious (Shnorhali) was held on May 26th, under the auspices of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church, and organized by the Cilicia library.

His Holiness Catholicos Aram I addressed the closing session and summarized the legacy of St. Nerses in three key endeavors: reorganizing and revitalizing the church; ecumenical relations; and state-church relations. The Catholicos gave a detailed account of the efforts of the saint towards the unity of the Church and stated that to evaluate St. Nerses’ life and work one must use a holistic approach taking into consideration the unique political and cultural reality of the Cilician Armenia…

This news was originally published on the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon website. Please click here to read the full text.

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