03/04/2019 12:26
Vardanyan family donates 400 million AMD for construction of Cathedral in Artsakh’s capital (video)
The official consecration and opening ceremony of Stepanakert’s St. Virgin Mary Cathedral will take place on April 7. The idea of having Cathedral in Artsakh’s capital belongs to Primate of Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Archibishop Pargev Martirosyan.
To bring his idea to life the Archbishop applied to many philanthropists. Among the first to respond was deceased Hrant Vardanyan who made the initial biggest donation for the purpose.
The funding of the construction of the church continued by his sons Michael and Karen Vardanyans. Overall, Vardanyan family has donated 400 million AMD for the construction of Stepanakert Cathedral.