A Valuable Treasure

An ancient Aramaic manuscript Bible made of gazelle skin with an illustration of the crucifixion of Jesus has been seized from smugglers in Turkey’s Kirikkale.

The 26-page historical artifact is believed to date back to the Early Christian period of the 1st Century AD pic.twitter.com/Le64uNIP9V

— TRT World (@trtworld) May 18, 2021

Thank God They Weren't Destroyed

Chora church mosaics and frescoes represent the highest achievement of the Byzantine sacral art and were painstakingly restored since 1945 by best Western experts as the images had been covered for 5 centuries by Ottoman time plaster and damaged. Now all this is hidden again. pic.twitter.com/6mHpCpomi5

— Sava Janjic (@SavaJanjic) October 28, 2020

Conquerors Do What Conquerors Do

A month after Hagia Sophia's conversion into a mosque, Turkey’s president Recep Erdoğan has now ordered the 700 year old Byzantine Greek Chora Church in Istanbul to be turned into a fully functioning mosque. The #GreekGenocide continues. https://t.co/xfujknTRG1 via @cnalive

— Greek Genocide RCen (@Greek_Genocide) August 22, 2020

Lord Have Mercy

Turkish gov’t reverts 6th century Byzantine monastery Chora in Istanbul in to a mosque with a decree this morning.

Chora was built by the Justinian 1, the emperor behind the Hagia Sophia’s construction. It is known for its invaluable and stunning mosaics pic.twitter.com/NMyEPR5rLC

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 21, 2020

A Bad Sign of Things to Come in Turkey?

A Sad Anniversary

The Last Divine Liturgy in St. Sophia, Constantinople

Saw a Freeway Billboard Reminding Drivers of the Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

There are always two genocides. The first is the physical act and the second is the denial.

Posted by Orthodox Christian Network on Friday, April 24, 2015

In Defense of Historical Truth

A First for Francis. With the Ottoman Enemy by Sandro Magister

In two years as pope, he had never been attacked so harshly as he is now by Turkey, for his denunciation of the Armenian genocide. A turning point in the pontificate

A Step Forward for Full Communion?

Armenian Catholics and Orthodox seek unity their martyrs enjoy by Cindy Wooden

The Pope, Turks & Armenians: A Lesson for America by Stephen Masty
Rod Dreher

On Divine Mercy Sunday, the Second Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis celebrated Solemn Mass for the Centenary of the Armenian Martyrdom.

Posted by Beauty of Catholicism on Sunday, April 12, 2015