New church consecrated near borderline village in Artsakh

On October 2, the Church of Saint Mary was consecrated during a solemn ceremony held near the borderline Mekhakavan (Jebrayil) settlement of Artsakh.

According to Artsakhpress, the ceremony of consecration of the church, which was built with funding from benefactor Grigor Movsisyan, was performed by spiritual leader of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, His Grace, Fr. Bishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan.

Among the attendees of the ceremony were Primate of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan; commander of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh Vardan Balayan; sponsor of the church’s construction G. Movsisyan; representatives of the board of the Union of Volunteer Land Defenders, as well as high-ranking servicemen and guests.