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10, 2012

President Sargsyan attended the opening ceremony of the newly built depository of ancient manuscripts – matenadaran at the Holy See of Etchmiadzin

 

President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan today attended the opening ceremony of the Vache and Tamar Manukian Matenadaran at the Holy See of Etchmiadzin.

The construction of the Vache and Tamar Manukian Matenadaran was initiated by His Holiness, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and realized through the donation of the Holy See benefactors Vache and Tamar Manukians from London. The Matenadaran comprises three libraries of the Holy See and the exhibition of the manuscripts, allowing the reading community and scientists to use rich collection of the religious and Armenian study books from the Holy See depository.
 

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