N. Lygeros
Traduzione: Lucia Santini
In
una delle più antiche chiese cristiane del mondo, nella città
Etchmiadzin, la Chiesa dell’Armenia ha santificato come martiri le
vittime del Genocidio.
Questo atto di innovazione da parte della Chiesa è un atto senza precedenti a causa della moltitudine dei martiri. La liturgia è stata celebrata dal Catholicos di tutti gli Armeni e dal Catholicos della Grande Casa di Cilicia e adoperarono quattordici cimeli. Parteciparono inoltre i rappresentanti dell’Inghilterra, dell’America e del Canada.
Con questo atto che non è solo un semplice gesto, la Chiesa dell’Armenia prende posizione e integra la questione del Genocidio degli Armeni su un piano religioso, assicurando in questo modo una vittoria contro l’oblio, facendo un passo in più verso la verità. Il messaggio cristiano non lascia nessun dubbio, si basa sullo schema mentale che tutti i genocidiati, non erano semplicemente vittime, ma erano vittime che non hanno cambiato la loro fede religiosa per proteggere la loro vita. Così fino all’ultimo sono rimasti Cristiani contro la barbarie che voleva divorarli.
L’Impero Ottomano, i neo-turchi e Kemal cercarono di annientare un popolo intero. Eppure cosa riuscirono a fare con questo Genocidio? Gli Armeni sono ancora qui e le loro vittime sono Sante.
Il Papa aveva riconosciuto San Gregorio come Maestro della Chiesa ed ora la Chiesa dell’Armenia ha santificato le vittime. Questa procedura sul piano religioso apre la strada a tutte le chiese della Cristianità. Ed ora il Patriarcato Ecumenico può prendere una posizione sostanziale per la nostra storia.
http://www.lygeros.org/articles?n=19421&l=it
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23/4/15
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- Armenia church canonises 1.5 million 'genocide' victims...
The Armenian Apostolic Church has held a service in which it canonised 1.5 million Armenians it says were massacred during the last years of the Ottoman empire, as the country prepares to mark a 100 years since the mass killings.
The ceremony outside Armenia's main cathedral, Echmiadzin, close to the capital Yerevan, ended at 7:15 pm local time, (15:15 GMT) or 1915 according to the 24-hour clock, to symbolise the year when the killings started during World War I.
Turkey agrees that many Armenians died in the ethnic fighting and the deportation process that ensued between 1915 and 1917, putting its estimate at 300,000 casualties.
Armenia says 1.5 million died in what it calls a genocide, an accusation denied by Turkey. The centenary of the mass killings will be commemorated on Friday.
The Armenian Apostolic Church called on all Armenians on Thursday for the "prayerful participation in this historic event" at Echmiadzin, an austere 4th-century edifice, believed to be the Christian world's oldest cathedral.
After the ceremony led by Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, bells chimed in Armenian churches across the world and a minute of silence was observed.
Hilltop memorial
On Friday, hundreds of thousands are expected to join a procession to a hilltop memorial in Yerevan carrying candles and flowers to lay at the eternal flame at the centre of a monument commemorating the deaths.
In Paris, Los Angeles and other cities, members of the Armenian diaspora - that came to existence as a result of the killings - will also hold commemorations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande are expected to be among a handful of world leaders to travel to Armenia for the commemorations, but others are shying away for fear of upsetting Ankara.
In the run-up to the ceremonies, Ankara condemned growing "racism" in Europe.
On Wednesday, Turkey recalled its ambassador to Vienna in protest against the Austrian parliament's decision to call the massacre "genocide".
Earlier this month Ankara also recalled its envoy to Vatican after Pope Francis described the killings as "the first genocide of the 20th century".
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
23/4/15
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Letter of the President of Russia and Genocide of the Armenia...
ReplyDeleteN. Lygeros
Translated from the Greek by Vicky Baklessi
With the letter that the President of Russia wrote on April 22nd 2015, he clarifies that the atrocities of 1915 are indeed genocide. He doesn’t use any other diplomatic word and writes literally “Геноцидом армянского” in his sentence. So, it is not a random choice or some error. And he refers particularly to the victims of this tragedy (“трагедии”) without a doubt. It explains that the view of Russia (“Позиция России”) remained objective (“объективной”) with regards to the absence of an argument for ethnic group elimination. Actually he believes that the national community has a duty to do everything possible to avoid the repetition of such crimes. Moreover he anticipates from the Armenians of the new generation, but also from other ethnic groups from the region, to live in peace and in agreement («мире и согласии»). Finally, the last sentence is indicative, since he wishes peace and prosperity («мира и благополучия») to Armenia and to the Armenians that live in Russia, which practically means that he doesn’t reach out only to a non bordering country, but it is beside Georgia, but also to the Armenians of his country. Because there exist, and are not an insignificant amount. So the message touches that population as well. But the strongest element remains the use of the word Genocide, which demonstrates that Russia recognizes what the exact issue of concern is and it cannot be affected by the propaganda.
http://www.lygeros.org/articles?n=19417&l=en
Armenians mark 100 years since genocide...
ReplyDeleteArmenians on Friday marked the centenary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people by Ottoman forces as tensions mounted over Turkey's refusal to recognise the killings as genocide.
In the capital Yerevan, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and first lady Rita Sarkisian laid a wreath at a hilltop memorial at the start of a solemn ceremony commemorating the mass killings that began in 1915.
Under a leaden sky shedding rain, foreign diplomats followed, each holding a yellow rose to put into the wreath laid at the foot of a monumental 44-metre (144-foot) needle, symbolising the nation's rebirth.
French President Francois Hollande and Russia's Vladimir Putin, who are among a handful of world leaders to visit for the anniversary, then joined the ceremony.
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians will later join a procession to the genocide memorial -- Armenia's most visited landmark -- carrying candles and flowers to lay at the eternal flame.
Members of the massive Armenian diaspora that came into existence as a result of the slaughter that went on until 1917 were also to commemorate the sombre anniversary in cities around the world........france24.com
24/4/15