[In the Memory of *Karekin I* R.I.P. – *Catholicos of the Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin - Supreme Patriarch of Holy Armenian Apostolic Church] ▶ TOM Sarkis met His Holiness *Karekin I* in 1997- Vienna, Austria Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in AD 301 ▶VIENNA-June 21 1997 (Reuter) – His Holiness *Karekin I*- Catholicos of All Armenia’s was among religious leaders participating in an meeting initiated by *Pope John Paul II* and two heads of Christian Orthodox churches. The historic meeting was being billed by Austrian media as the first of its type since the Great Schism split Christendom in AD 1054- into Greek and Latin churches after a host of theological disputes. More than 10,000 participants from churches across Europe attended the Graz conference–including Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey–who heads the 70-million-strong Anglican Church–and His Holiness *Karekin I*–spiritual leader of the world’s six million Armenian Christians. ▶ABOUT *Karekin I*: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karekin_I nytimes/1999/06/30/world/karekin-i-armenian-patriarch-dies-at-66.html ▶*LIST of Catholicoi of Armenia*: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholicoi_of_Armenia ▶ KINGDOM of Armenia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Armenia_(antiquity) Tom Sarkis Toms Club - where People meet People Event in Vienna
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