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He received the Sahag-Mesrob Medal from His Holiness Karekin I, Catholicos of All Armenians, the Saint Mesrob Medal from His Holiness Aram.
In , he was an Indiana delegate to the Republican National Convention in Dallas, where he introduced his friend Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian to....
January 3, 1941—December 2, 2003
Archbishop Mesrob Ashjian, who faithfully served the Armenian Church for half a century, including twenty years as the Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States and Canada, died Tuesday, December 2, 2003, in New York City, of a massive heart attack.
His Eminence was 62 years old.
Since 1998, when he concluded his service in New York, Archbishop Ashjian lived in Armenia where he did extraordinary charitable work including the care of orphans, the elderly, the re-transmission of the faith to the people after 70 years of Communist rule, bringing back to life centuries-old monasteries and churches, and the publication of hundreds of historical and literary books.
His Eminence was in the United States visiting his family and planned to return to Armenia on December 8.
The Wake Service will take place Friday, December 5, from 7 to 9 p.m., at St. Illuminator’s Cathedral, 221 East 27th Street, New York City.
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