Yervant1 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 FIRE IN GEORGIA'S ARMENIAN CHURCH NO ACCIDENT - ARCHAEOLOGIST Tert.am12.01.12 The recent fire in the Tbilisi based Armenian church of St Nshan wasno accident, says Samvel Karapetyan, an Armenian scientist dealingwith monument studies. Speaking to Tert.am, the expert expressed astonishment that suchmishaps occur only to Armenian churches. "It is the third time this church has come under fire. They do nottolerate churches having a great historical value," he said, addingthat such trend has been observed since 1989. Karapetyan noted that the Georgians have turned many Armenian churchesinto Georgian places of worship. "They say those churches used to be Georgian and the Armenianusurers seized them after becoming wealthy, and they are now allegedlyreinstating justice," he said, criticizing the authorities indifferencetowards national values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Kiffer Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 FIRE IN GEORGIA'S ARMENIAN CHURCH NO ACCIDENT - ARCHAEOLOGIST Tert.am12.01.12 The recent fire in the Tbilisi based Armenian church of St Nshan wasno accident, says Samvel Karapetyan, an Armenian scientist dealingwith monument studies. Speaking to Tert.am, the expert expressed astonishment that suchmishaps occur only to Armenian churches. "It is the third time this church has come under fire. They do nottolerate churches having a great historical value," he said, addingthat such trend has been observed since 1989. Karapetyan noted that the Georgians have turned many Armenian churchesinto Georgian places of worship. "They say those churches used to be Georgian and the Armenianusurers seized them after becoming wealthy, and they are now allegedlyreinstating justice," he said, criticizing the authorities indifferencetowards national values. I read that information to day. In "armenianow.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Justice for "usurped" culture served by destroying culture? Great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.