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Stock Photograph by Nir Alon
Image Number: 0195-0512-2703-1842
Black Robed Priests at an Armenian Christian Ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel
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Stock Photo Description: Stock photo of black robed and hooded priests at an Armenian Christian ceremony near the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, old city, Jerusalem, Israel. In Jerusalem, the Armenian Patriarchate is the guardian of the Holy Places in the possession of the Armenians. It is also one of the three principal custodians of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and other important shrines and sanctuaries in the Holy Land. The Armenian presence in the Holy Land dates back to the earliest years of Christianity, even before the conversion of Armenian King Tirdat the Third on or about 301 A.D. There is recorded historical evidence that as early as 254 A.D. bishops of the Armenian Church, in cooperation with bishops of the Greek Orthodox Churches in Jerusalem and Alexandria, Egypt, were actively engaged in the discovery and confirmation of Holy Places deemed to be related to the activities of Jesus Christ, and the construction of edifices for the preservation of these early Christian treasures. From the inception of Christianity, Armenian pilgrims began trekking to the Holy Land on spiritual journeys braving disruptive political upheavals and other hardships. A large number of them chose to remain in Jerusalem, and to take up residence in the proximity of the sanctuaries owned by the Patriarchate. At its peak, the Armenian presence in Jerusalem numbered 25,000.
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