Armenian church opened in Minsk 

ArmInfo.  The opening ceremony of the first temple of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Belarus, the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, took place in Minsk.   Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, as well as the leader of the  Prosperous Armenia party, businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, took part in  the event.

The Embassy of Belarus in Armenia issued a congratulatory message in  connection with the opening of the temple: "The Embassy of Belarus  congratulates the Armenian people on the consecration and official  opening of the first temple of the Armenian Apostolic Church in  Belarus, the Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator in Minsk!" It is  noted that the solemn consecration ceremony on May 18, 2025 was  attended by the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians  Garegin II and Metropolitan of Minsk and Zaslavl Veniamin,  Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, as well as many high-ranking  officials from Armenia and Belarus.

"We are confident that this significant event will allow us to think  even more about faith, spiritual cleansing and the importance of  jointly protecting traditional Christian values. In all turbulent  times, religion has been an unshakable moral guide in the struggle of  our fraternal peoples for a just cause!" the statement continues.