Architecture

As a community devoted to theological inquiry in the service of the Armenian Church, St. Nersess

Armenian Seminary seeks to prepare men and women for leadership in

ordained and lay ministries through graduate degree and continuing

education programs.

The Seminary is committed to assisting the Armenian Church in

achieving her challenging mission in North America in particular and in the

English-speaking world in general.

In this endeavor the mission of St. Nersess is invariably related to the mission of the Armenian Church in

edifying the faithful spiritually and intellectually, by explicating her

distinctive expression of the Apostolic faith with relevance for the

present

A Distinctive Christian Witness

2007-2008 PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES

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Strength and Beauty in his Sanctuary:

Armenian Sacred Art

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Architecture

Honor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. —Psalm 96:6

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150 Stratton Road New Rochelle, NY 10804

Phone: (914) 636-2003 Fax: (914) 636-3564

Email: info@stnersess.edu www.stnersess.edu

Monday, October 29, 2008 Lost Treasures: Medieval Armenian Architecture Lucy Der Manuelian Arthur H. Dadian and Ara Oztemel Professor of Armenian Art Tufts University

Monday, November 12, 2007 Through Two Lenses: Armenians and Byzantines View Sacred Images Richard Schneider Visiting Professor of Liturgical Art St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Associate Professor in History and Humanities York University in Toronto

Monday, December 10, 2007 ANNUAL ARCHBISHOP TIRAN NERSOYAN MEMORIAL LECTURE

New Life for Old Liturgies: The Armenian Rite of Anointing the Sick Michael Daniel Findikyan Dean and Professor of Liturgical Studies St. Nersess Armenian Seminary

Monday, March 17, 2008 People of the Cross: The Meaning of Khatchkars Haroutune C. Merzian Independent Scholar Los Angeles, CA

Monday, April 14, 2008 Building the Memory and Sculpting Genealogy: The Case of the Church of Ptghni Christina Maranci Associate Professor of Art History Unversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Monday, May 10, 2008 ANNUAL BISHOP ZGON DER HAGOPIAN MEMORIAL LECTURE Between Text and Icon: The Beautiful Body of Christ Abraham Terian Professor of Armenian Patristics St. Nersess Armenian Seminary

Armenian Sacred Art and Architecture Schedule of Lectures

This series has been subsidized by the Edward and Anita Essayan

Educational Fund of St. Nersess Seminary

or Armenians theology has never been the business of words only. Many Armenian theologians proclaimed their faith and Christian insights in color, in stone, in geometry, in perspec-tive. The distinctive architectural style of our churches and the art on their walls are more than mere decoration. They are the Gospel revealed in color and form. Join the St. Nersess Seminary students, faculty and friends on six Mondays as renowned specialists in the Armenian Church’s art and architecture sharpen your eyes and heart to the Gospel as it has been uniquely fashioned, tinted and sculpted by the Armenians.

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All lectures take place on the St. Nersess Seminary campus in New Rochelle, New York. Lectures begin at 7:30 PM and last about an hour. Speakers then open the floor to questions and discussion. A reception follows.