President Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the spiritual heirs of Mkhitar Sebastatsi on the 300th anniversary of Mekhitarist Congregation establishment on Saint Lazarus Island of Venice.
President Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the spiritual heirs of Mkhitar Sebastatsi on the 300th anniversary of Mekhitarist Congregation establishment on Saint Lazarus Island of Venice. Keeping in high regard the centralization of national intellectual and creative potential in the Armenian spiritual treasury-island, the President deemed the contribution of the Mekhitarists in preserving the Armenian identity indispensable. For three centuries with its rich cultural heritage and spiritual atmosphere, the Congregation has attracted the intellectual giants of various periods, bridgeing the Armenian and Western cultures.