A mysterious sculpture of an unknown deity was discovered in southeast Turkey, last year. The sculpture shows an enigmatic bearded deity rising from out the stalk of a plant. Scholars seem to be baffled about the identity of the deity and Live Science reported that “More than a dozen experts contacted by Live Science had no idea who the...
Origins of Jerusalem cross
The Cross is arguably the most familiar symbol of Christianity, but nowhere is this iconography as crucial or culture-entrenched, as it is in Armenia. Armenians have often been called people of the cross and their land; the land of the cross. Wherever you go, thousands of khachkars, or Armenian cross-stones, pervade the mountainous conscience...
Armenian Cross-stone unearthed
This beautiful Armenian Cross-stone (Khachkar) was unearthed in 2011 by a team of young people from CYMA (Christian Youth Mission to Armenia). Found buried among the ruins of a 12th century monastery Mayravank in the town of Berd in the province of Tavush (Armenian).
Modern Armenian cross-stones
Armenian cross-stones (Khachkars) are outdoor steles carved from stone by craftspeople in Armenia and communities in the Armenian diaspora. They act as a focal point for worship, as memorial stones and as relics facilitating communication between the secular and divine. Khachkars reach 1.5 metres in height, and have an ornamentally carved cross in the...
