Gospel of Avag Church is in the Armenian Church of Astrakhan

16.04.2012

A historical Gospel of Avag church was brought from the archive of the Gallery of Astrakhan (Russia) to the Armenian church of St. Hripsime in Astrakhan with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Yezras Nersissyan, the primate of the Diocese of New Nakhijevan and Russia. The gospel was written in St. Stepanos monastery of Julfa two hundred years ago during pontificate of Catholicos David Eneghetci.