Armenian Ambassador participates in opening ceremony of the chapel of  the Holy Cross Cathedral in Paris

ArmInfo. Armenian Ambassador to France Arman Khachatryan participated in the opening ceremony of the chapel of the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Cross  in Paris.

According to the press service of the Armenian Embassy in France, the  restoration work on the chapel was carried out by the Paris  Municipality as part of the program for the restoration of religious  buildings in Paris, with the support of philanthropists.

The Primate of the French Diocese of the Armenian Catholic Church,  Bishop Yeghia Yeghiaian, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.  Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Ariel Weil, Governor of the Paris-Centre  Administrative District, and philanthropist Ara Aharonian were also  in attendance and delivered speeches at the event. The event also  featured a concert showcasing Armenian folk music.

The Church of the Holy Cross is the cathedral of the Diocese of the  Holy Cross in Paris of the Armenian Catholic Church. It was built  between the 13th and 15th centuries.