Invitation

on Monday 12 January 2009, 18 hours afternoon, the Silver Rose of St. Nicholas shall be handed over to His Beatitude Mesrob, Armenian Patriarch of İstanbul, in a solemn prayer meeting in the Cathedral of the Armenian Patriarchate Holy Mary Church in Kumkapi. The laudatio is held by His Magnificence the Rector of the University of Fribourg Fr. Guido Vergauwen OP. The service in church is followed by a reception in the hall next to the cathedral.

Those who plan to participate are asked to inform the Armenian Patriarchate by fax 0090 212 4584022 or email vartaram2000@yahoo.com.

Those who like to have travel information or booking, please contact Travel&Event, Mrs Vartui Ergüneş on email vartusko2205@hotmail.com or fax 0090 212 2300895

The Silver Rose is an ecclesiastical and scientific award created by the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and the Oriental Institut of Regensburg, see at www.oki-regensburg.de