Khatchkar_Memorial_to_the_Armenian_Genocide_in_Whitinsville.jpg
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Description Khatchkar Memorial to the Armenian Genocide in Whitinsville.jpg |
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The Khatchkar (stone cross) in front of the Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Church in
Whitinsville
,
Massachusetts
was erected in Honor of Elizabeth Altoonian by her children and commemorates the 1.5 million martyrs who died in the
Armenian Genocide
of 1915-1923. The monument was sculpted in Armenia and dedicated by His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan on August 19, 2001.
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Ի ՅԻՇԱՏԱԿ ՀԱՅ ՆԱՀԱՏԱԿՆԵՐՈՒՆ
1915-1923 IN MEMORY OF THE ARMENIAN MARTYRS |
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Source | originally posted to Flickr as Khatchkar | ||
Author | Sean | ||
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