Photographs capture the daily afternoon prayer service at St. James Cathedral in Jerusalem's Armenian quarter, showcasing Armenian Christian clergy, worshippers, and seminarians.
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An Armenian Christian deacon walks on a roof terrace near St. James Cathedral, background, at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Young seminarians of the Armenian Christian convent arrive for the daily afternoon prayer service at St. James Cathedral at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.
Chancellor of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem Father Aghan Gogchyan gestures outside St. James Cathedral at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. One of the oldest communities in Jerusalem, the Armenians have lived in the Old City for decades without significant friction with their neighbors, centered around a convent that acts as a welfare state.Now, the small Christian community has begun to fracture under pressure from forces they say threaten them and the multifaith character of the Old City.
The patriarchate has batted away offer after offer to sell the land. That changed in 2021, when an Armenian priest, Baret Yeretsian, signed aXana then turned over half the shares to a local businessman, George Warwar, who has been involved in various criminal offenses, according to court filings, including a 24-month prison sentence for armed robbery, and has declared bankruptcy in the past.
“But as soon as the deal was signed, the patriarchate went into silent mode, bunker mode,” said Setrag Balian, 27, a ceramicist. “We decided that we have to take action and not once again be on the sidelines, watching and hoping that the patriarchy will take the right steps.” The patriarchate declined to comment on the land deal for this article, saying it could impact mediation efforts underway with Xana.On a recent afternoon, priests in black robes rang the bell for daily prayers at the St. James Cathedral, the storied Armenian church occupying one of the highest points in the Old City. Filing into the darkened space, the men and the young seminary choir were joined only by an Israeli tour group and one Armenian woman who'd come to pray.
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