Armenian church on Akdamar Island hosts first baptism in 98 years
VAN – Anadolu Agency
Armenians from Turkey and around the world have descended on Akdamar (Akhtamar in Armenian) Island on Lake Van for an annual Divine Liturgy on the island’s 10th-century church, which was reopened to occasional prayer in 2010 after a hiatus of close to 100 years.
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