
Cross reinstalled on Armenian church in Latakia, Syria
A cross has been reinstalled on the dome of the Armenian St. Gevorg Church in Al-Ghanimeh village in Syria’s Latakia province, Rusarminfo.ru told Panorama.am.
The cross installation ceremony was performed by Primate of the Armenian Diocese in Berio Shahan Archbishop Sargsyan. The villagers, as well as a many Armenians from various districts of Latakia province attended the church ceremony.
Armenian St. Gevorg Church was built in 1875. During the first years of the Syrian crisis, the Armenian populated Al-Ghanimeh village was occupied by terrorist groups and its population was evacuated, with the church subjected to desecration.
The settlement was liberated by the Syrian Army in June 2016.
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