Photo Gallery

: Armenian Easter Service at the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911 – 1915) In Bucharest, Romania.

: Gor Perikhanyan takes part in the religious ceremony “The washing of the feet” officiated on the Holy Thursday, in the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911 – 1915) in Bucharest, Romania.

: Armenian Service in the Armenian Church of Saint Garabet (Saint John the Baptist – 1693 or 1852) in Pitești, Romania.

: The Reverend Father Ezras Bogdan, Vicar of the Armenian Archiepiscopate of Romania, officiating the Sunday service in the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911-1915), in Bucharest, Romania.

: Father Kricor Holca participates at the service for The Dormition of the Mother of God, in Hagigadar Monastery Church (1512) in Suceava, Romania.

: Narine Bogdan-Căuș and Iulia Postolachi are taking part at the Sunday Service in the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911-1915), in Bucharest, Romania.

: A group of children are taking part in the religious ceremony “The washing of the feet” officiated on the Holy Thursday, in the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911 – 1915) in Bucharest, Romania.

: The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II meets the Armenian community in Iași, on the occasion of sanctification of the Church of Holy Mary (1395) in Iași, Romania.

: His Sanctity Karekin II, Catholicos and Patriarch of All Armenians (C) visits the Armenian Church in Bucharest, Romania, accompanied by Varujan Vosganian (R) and Archbishop Dirayr Mardichian (L).

: The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Archbishop Dirayr Mardichian during the Sanctification Service of the Church of Holy Mary (1395) in Iași, Romania .

: Archbishop Dirayr Mardichian assists at the service for The Dormition of the Mother of God, in Hagigadar Monastery Church (1512), Suceava, Romania.

: Armenians and Romanians faithful followers participate in the rite of sanctification of the Church of Holy Mary (1395) in Iași, Romania, performed by the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II.

: A group of children are taking part in the religious ceremony “The washing of the feet” officiated on the Holy Thursday, in the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911 – 1915) in Bucharest, Romania.

: Viorica Popa verifies the restoration and consolidation works undertaken at the Church of Holy Mary (1350), in Botosani, Romania. The church is rebuilt in 1551 and 1826.

: The tower of the Holy Trinity Church (1782) in Botosani, Romania.

: Pilgrims observe the procession during the Dormition of the Mother of God celebration, from the wall of Hagigadar Monastery (1512), Suceava, Romania.

: Faithful followers participate at the pilgrimage taking place during the service for The Dormition of the Mother of God, at Hagigadar Monastery (1512) in Suceava, Romania.

: Armenian and Romanian pilgrims taste the traditional Armenian dishes, cooked for the occasion of the service for The Dormition of the Mother of God, in the refectory inside the Hagigadar Monastery courtyard, Suceava, Romania.

: A group of students from the Orders of Bassarabs and Mușatins – English Bow Archery School are taking part in the event Medieval Art Evenings in the Throne Citadel of Moldavia, organized inside the Zamca Monastery (1606) in Suceava, Romania, and coordinated by Mirel Remescu.

: Zareh Arachelian talks with Sirpughi Horighian in front of the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, after the Sunday service.

: Minasian Eduard Antranik (R) discuss with Father Hayazat Martikyan (L) in his house in Pitești, Romania, on January 11th 2009. Minasian Eduard Antranik was born on August 16th 1928, in Giurgiu and was a professor of mathematics at the „I.C. Brătianu” National College in Pitești.

: Archbishop Dirayr Mardichian in the middle of the Armenian community, in the courtyard of the Armenian Church of the Holy Cross parish in Suceava, Romania.

: Archimandrite Zareh Baronian participates in service for the commemoration of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, in the Armenian Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania.

: Father Avedis Mandalian and his parishioners during a religious service in the Armenian Church in Constanta, Romania.

: Two members of the Romanian Parliament, Varujan Vosganian (L) and Varujan Pambuccian (C) are taking part at a religious service held on Holy Friday, in the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral (1911-1915), in Bucharest, Romania.

: Professor Iosif Mogoş and a group of students from George Coşbuc Highschool in Bucharest participate in the history class, carried out inside the Armenian
Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania.

: Jirair Baronian (R), Torgom Dulgherian (C) and Arshaluys Paronyan (L) watch the altar of the Armenian Church in Ruse, Bulgaria.

: Arshaluys Paronyan presents to a group of students from George Coșbuc Highschool in Bucharest, the collections of the Hovsep and Victoria Dudian Museum, Bucharest, Romania.

: Pharaon Mirzoyan (L), the director of the Art Museum of Yerevan, Armenia, with Arshaluys Paronyan (C) and Madlene Ter-Gucasian (R) inside the Dudian Museum in Bucharest, Romania.

: Eduard Asadurian inside the Armenian Church of Saint Garabet (Saint John the Baptist) (1693 or 1852) in Pitești, Romania.

: The church choir of the St. Archangels Michael and Gabriel Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Bucharest,Romania, conducted by Mariana Popovici.

: Harry Tavitian (C) is knocking the “toaca” (ceremonial wooden block in orthodox rites), in the courtyard of the Armenian Church of Holy Mary in Galaţi, Romania, to announce the beginning of the service.

: Jazzman Harry Tavitian during a concert organized at the Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania.

: Luiza Terzian sings in the Armenian Church choir in Constanţa, during a religious service, Constanţa, Romania.

: Manuela Tavitian, the wife of the musician Harry Tavitian, shows to the public participating in the event Armenian evening a gift received by her husband, an Armenian cap, Bucharest, Romania.

: Armenian women in Constanţa spend the afternoon playing rummy and savoring coffee, cakes and discussions, inside the Armenian Club in Constanţa, Romania.

: Mahitar Dolmanian participates at the event “Armenian evening”, at the Peasant’s Club in Bucharest, Romania.

: Members of the AOKS Association participate in a meeting, inside the building of the association located in the center of Yerevan, Armenia.

: Varujan Vosganian during the session of autographs organized on the occasion of the releasing of the novel “The book of whispers” in Bucharest, Romania (July 9th 2009), a novel dedicated to the stories of the Armenians established in Romania during the Armenian Genocide.

: Arusiac Papazian (C) and Hermina Gurguţă (R) in their house in Focșani, Romania.

: Manuc Manukyan in his house of Yerevan, Armenia, on October 7th 2008.

: Eniko Bennik in her family house in Gherla (former Armenopolis), Romania.

: Rafaela Cazazian in the recording studio of Radio Constanţa, Constanţa, Romania.

: Arthur Harutyunyan arranges a few jewelry in the window of his shop on Carol Avenue in Bucharest, Romania.

: Arshaluys Paronyan (L) and her cousin, Nadia Kevorkian (R), watch old photographs of the family, Bucharest, Romania.

: Varduca Azaduhi Horenian aside her works, inside the Marion Hotel in Dumbrăveni, Romania.

: Andrei Gheorghiu and his wife, Maria Gheorghiu, in their house in Suceava, Romania.

: Hakop Arakelian explains the origin of the badges from the collection, in his house in Yerevan, Armenia.

: Eufrosina Aneta Costeschi (born 1918), with her brother, Bogdan Costeschi, (born 1915), inside their house in Botoșani, Romania.

: Zarug Aladar arranges a bouquet of flowers inside the Armenian-Catholic Church (1733-1754) in Gheorgheni, Romania.

: The Armenian Peter Zakariaș in his house in Frumoasa, Romania.

: Zareh Arachelian during a concert with his band “Dwarf Planet”, in a club in Bucharest, Romania.

: Armine Holca participates in the Western Armenian language course organized under the guidance of Narine Bogdan-Căuș and Ulnia Blănaru, at the Misakian-Kesimian Armenian School in Bucharest, Romania.

: Children are learning Armenian language at the Armenian Sunday school in Constanţa, Romania.

: Narine Bogdan-Căuș teaches Western Armenian language to a child, in the Armenian language course organized at the Armenian school in Bucharest, Romania.

: Petros Sargsian participates in an Oriental Armenian language lesson at the Armenian Sunday School in Bucharest, Romania.

: Maria Epatov (C) during the course of Romanian language. Maria is a Romanian woman who has been living for seven years in Armenia, and is lecturing the Romanian language at the Faculty of Letters of the Valery Bryusov Linguistic University of State in Yerevan.

: Young Armenian women study the Romanian language as part of a course organized at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at the University Valery Bryusov in Yerevan, Armenia.

: An old copy of the publication “Nor Ghiank”, published by the Armenian Union of Romania.

: The traditional Armenian dance group “Vartavar” performs in celebration of Mother Language Day, in Bucharest, Romania. In photograph, Hrant Jaghinyan (L) and Daniel Nazarian (R).

: The traditional Armenian dance group “Vartavar” performs in celebration of Mother Language Day, in Bucharest, Romania.

: Haik Kevorkian (C) is playing the accordion during Sunday meetings carried out at the Armenian Club, located in the courtyard of the Armenian Church of Holy Mary in Chişinău, Republic of Moldova.

: A group of children participates in the religious procession held during the celebration of Holy Mary, in front of Saint Elisabeth Armenian-Catholic Cathedral (1766-1791) in Dumbrăveni, Romania.

: A woman watches the religious procession held during the celebration of Holy Mary, in front of Saint Elisabeth Armenian-Catholic Cathedral (1766-1791) in Dumbrăveni, Romania.

: A group of men chats on a bench in the park of the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Holy Trinity (1748-1789), in Gherla (former Armenopolis), Romania.

: The panorama of Gherla town center (photo taken from the Cathedral of The Holy Trinity tower). The city of Gherla was built entirely by members of the 3000 Armenian families that migrated from Moldavia around 1700. Gherla, Romania.

: A group of Armenian-Catholic believers from Gheorgheni, Romania, personifying “The guardians of church,” participates in the celebration of the birth of the Holy Mary, the patron saint of the Armenian-Catholic church in Gheorgheni (1733-1754). Throughout the religious ceremony, the men remain in front of the altar to perform an ancient ritual originating from
Poland and upheld by the Armenian communities in Transylvania for over 300 years.

: An old woman listens the religious service at the entrance of the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of The Holy Trinity (1748-1789) in Gherla, Romania. Behind her there are a few busts of the Armenian martyrs recovered from the porch of a house in Gherla, before demolition. At the bottom of every bust, there is a depiction of the weapon the martyr was killed with.

: The interior of the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of The Holy Trinity (1748-1789) in Gherla, Romania.

: Faithful followers participate at the Sunday service in the Armenian-Catholic Cathedral of Holy Trinity (1748-1789) in Gherla, Romania.

: Maria Viţelar discusses administrative issues with an employee inside the Armenian-Catholic Cathedral of Saint Elisabeth (1783), Dumbraveni, Romania.

: The Armenian-Catholic Church of The Holy Trinity (1700 or 1762-1785) in Frumoasa, Romania.

: Aerial view of the courtyard of the Armenian-Catholic Church of The Holy Trinity (1700 or 1762-1785) in Frumoasa, Romania.

: Armenians of Gherla and visitors from country and abroad discuss at a cup of coffee, inside the parish house of the Armenian- Catholic Church in Gherla, Romania.

: Visitors paying homage to the victims of the 1915 Genocide at the Monument of Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.

: Armenian Genocide survivor, Alexander Ter Grigorian, in his house in Yerevan, Armenia, at the date of the interview, September 25th 2008.

: A visitor is paying homage to the victims of the 1915 Genocide at the Monument of Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.

: The Genocide Museum of Yerevan, Armenia.

: Ovsep Simigian was born in 1912, in the town of Rodosto (Tekirdagh), in the Ottoman Empire. During the Genocide, he was deported to Deir ez-Zor and his family was killed. After the war, in 1919, he got to Istanbul and he was left in the care of a relative.
In 1926, he settled in Romania and in 1934, he married with Haiganuş with whom he had two daughters. Ovsep Simigian, the last survivor of the Armenian Genocide, who lived in Romania, died in February 2008. Photo taken in April 25th 2007.