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November, 2013
Location
Nicosia, Cyprus
Sourp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Church
The Cilican Armenian Cross as a background for the Armenian letter Eh' (Է)', Marmar.
(Է), pronounced Eh symbolized the being and the name of God.
In Exodus chapter 3, the prophet Moses encountered God in the burning bush. As God was instructing Moses to deliver His people from Egypt, Moses asked, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I am who I am." He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I am has sent me to you.'
God told Moses that His name is 'I am', or technically 'Is', or 'He Who Is'. Thus, God is a being who just IS, and it is only the eternal God who can call Himself by this name.
In Armenian, it is the letter/word 'Eh' (Է) that serves as the name for 'I am' or 'he is', and just as Moses realized the 'Eh' (Է) to be dwelling in the burning bush, so too does the Armenian Church realize that God (Eh) dwells at the church altar.
Location
Nicosia, Cyprus
Sourp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Church
The Cilican Armenian Cross as a background for the Armenian letter Eh' (Է)', Marmar.
(Է), pronounced Eh symbolized the being and the name of God.
In Exodus chapter 3, the prophet Moses encountered God in the burning bush. As God was instructing Moses to deliver His people from Egypt, Moses asked, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I am who I am." He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I am has sent me to you.'
God told Moses that His name is 'I am', or technically 'Is', or 'He Who Is'. Thus, God is a being who just IS, and it is only the eternal God who can call Himself by this name.
In Armenian, it is the letter/word 'Eh' (Է) that serves as the name for 'I am' or 'he is', and just as Moses realized the 'Eh' (Է) to be dwelling in the burning bush, so too does the Armenian Church realize that God (Eh) dwells at the church altar.
Location
Yerevan, Armenia
Aynilian Medical Center, American Missionary Association of Armenia
An Armenian symbolic Cross Stone monument dedicated to the Celebration of the 1700th Anniversary of Armenian Christendom.
The inscription on the monument reads: 301-2001 (1700 years of Armenian Christendom). The open Bible (an emblem of Armenian Evangelicalism), the cross and a vase of fire symbolize the preaching of the Gospel of the Crucified and Rises Lord through the power of the Holy Spirit, in the Land of Mount Ararat on top Background.
The inscription on the open Bible reads in Armenian “Hitherto the Lord has helped us” 1 Samuel 7:12
The bottom script reads as "Armenian Evangelical Church"
Stone: tuff
Size: 2 by 3
Yerevan, Armenia
Aynilian Medical Center, American Missionary Association of Armenia
An Armenian symbolic Cross Stone monument dedicated to the Celebration of the 1700th Anniversary of Armenian Christendom.
The inscription on the monument reads: 301-2001 (1700 years of Armenian Christendom). The open Bible (an emblem of Armenian Evangelicalism), the cross and a vase of fire symbolize the preaching of the Gospel of the Crucified and Rises Lord through the power of the Holy Spirit, in the Land of Mount Ararat on top Background.
The inscription on the open Bible reads in Armenian “Hitherto the Lord has helped us” 1 Samuel 7:12
The bottom script reads as "Armenian Evangelical Church"
Stone: tuff
Size: 2 by 3
Location
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Brotherhood Church
An Armenian Cross-stone, խաչքար in Armenian, pronounced as (khachkar) which was dedicated to the Armenian Brotherhood Church of Yerevan located at Nork District of Yerevan, Armenia.
Stone: Armenian tuff
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Brotherhood Church
An Armenian Cross-stone, խաչքար in Armenian, pronounced as (khachkar) which was dedicated to the Armenian Brotherhood Church of Yerevan located at Nork District of Yerevan, Armenia.
Stone: Armenian tuff
Location
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Brotherhood Church
Stone carving of the name of the Armenian Brotherhood Church in 3 languages: Armenian, English and Russian, pronounced as (khachkar) which was dedicated to the Armenian Brotherhood Church of Yerevan located at Nork District of Yerevan, Armenia.
Stone: Armenian tuff
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenian Brotherhood Church
Stone carving of the name of the Armenian Brotherhood Church in 3 languages: Armenian, English and Russian, pronounced as (khachkar) which was dedicated to the Armenian Brotherhood Church of Yerevan located at Nork District of Yerevan, Armenia.
Stone: Armenian tuff
Location
Yerevan, Armenia
Surp Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church
An Armenian Cross-stone, (խաչքար) in Armenian, pronounced as (khachkar) dedicated to one of the oldest surviving churches of the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, located at Shahar District of Old Yerevan.
The Cross-stone was carved in 1994 and since it is located at the section of sanctuary of prayers, it has been worn off due to believer's touches at the area of crucifiction.
Stone: Armenian tuff
Yerevan, Armenia
Surp Zoravor Astvatsatsin Church
An Armenian Cross-stone, (խաչքար) in Armenian, pronounced as (khachkar) dedicated to one of the oldest surviving churches of the Armenian capital city of Yerevan, located at Shahar District of Old Yerevan.
The Cross-stone was carved in 1994 and since it is located at the section of sanctuary of prayers, it has been worn off due to believer's touches at the area of crucifiction.
Stone: Armenian tuff
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