A very Happy Birthday to our brother Hagop Djernazian! 🥳

24 years old but wise beyond his years. To many more years, side by side, always united!🇦🇲💪🏼

Շատ տարիներու Յակոբ!

True patriots.

'Long live free Armenia' — Armenian postcards from 1919 celebrating the first anniversary of the Republic of Armenia.

Few examples compare to the heroism Karin Tak Armenians demonstrated throughout milennia of Armenian history. Those who know, know. Eternal glory.

Satellite images of the Karin Tak village before and after the occupation by Azerbaijan.

The village has been completely destroyed.

Le quartier arménien de #Jérusalem est menacé par des groupes violents et radicaux israéliens depuis plusieurs mois. Les arméniens ont décidé de protester. Voilà comment ils manifestent : en organisant un grand repas ouvert à toutes les communautés ❤️🙏🏻
Vidéo de SaveTheArQ

J’étais à ce dîner de la communauté #armenienne de #jerusalem et c’était formidablement bon et sympa !

Armenian Jerusalem is alive! 🇦🇲

Great Lent dinner at the Cows' Garden gathering the many faces of the cultural mosaic that is Jerusalem -- Jews, Muslims and Christians in harmony.

We have been here for more than a 1000 years, and we will be here for another 1000 and more!💪🏼

Armenian inscription:

Անուն Հօր եւ Որդւոյ եւ Հոգւոյն Սրբոյ, Ամէն:

English translation:

In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

A liturgical cloth. The Armenian community of Julfa, Isfahan, Qajar Iran, 19th century.

The principal place of worship in the Armenian Quarter is St James' Cathedral. It's only open to the public a couple of times a day and it's rarely visited. It's thus a much more spiritual place (to me at least) than the Holy Sepulchre.
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There are many very Holy places in Jerusalem: the Western Wall, the Holy Sepulchre, Al Aqsa/Qubbat aṣ-Ṣaḵra being three of the most important. In total there are >15 synagogues, >11 churches/cathedrals, & >13 mosques in what is now called the Old City.
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The Armenian Quarter is the smallest of the 4 remaining quarters of Jerusalem. [There were 9 - read Matthew Teller's excellent book for the full lowdown]

And it is under threat.
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🚩ARMENIAN QUARTER ON ALERT. We have received credible information that a comprehensive attack is being planned right now on the #Armenian |s defending the Cow’s Garden in #Jerusalem . The SaveTheArQ has issued a public statement, reported the threat to authorities and calls upon

Խնամո՛ղ արարածոց, պահեա՛ նշանաւ խաչի Քո զհոգի եւ զմարմին իմ ի պատրանաց մեղաց, ի փորձութեանց դիւաց եւ ի մարդոց անիրաւաց եւ յամենայն վտանգից հոգւոյ եւ մարմնոյ. եւ ողորմեա՛ Քո արարածոց եւ ինձ՝ բազմամեղիս:

Mientras tanto los armenios de Jerusalén:

«ÚLTIMA HORA: Hemos recibido información de fuentes fiables que indican un posible ataque al Jardín de las Vacas en los próximos días. Estamos tomando esta información en serio para la seguridad y protección de nuestra comunidad...»
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BREAKING: We have received information from reliable sources indicating a potential attack on the Cows' Garden in the coming days. We are taking this information seriously for the safety and protection of our community.

In light of the potential security risk, we have taken the

Nikolai Gogol, Dead Souls

As you pass from youth's tender years into stern, hardening manhood, take with you every humane impulse, do not leave them by the wayside, you will not pick them up later!

Just listen.

These young guys are on the front lines in the battle to secure the character of Jerusalem.

It's a role they didn't choose, but when the threat to the Armenian Quarter emeged, they rose to the occasion.