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His Beatitude Nerses Petros XIX



Biography of
Avedis Petros XIV Arpiarian
(1931-1937)
"The father patriarch"

Archbishop Avedis Arpiarian was a writer because of his relation with Arpiar Arpiarian, he let the Sultan Hamid II to doubt and the latter asked him to leave the position of patriarchal vicar. The archbishop Arpiarian 1905-1909 took refuge in Bzommar convent.
With the decision of the national synod of 1911, he was elected bishop of Marash. Then, he was designated patriarchal successor of Beirut in 1923, and also patriarch in 1931.
He succeeded to build the new building of the patriarchate of Achrafieh, on 1934 April 29. He published the newspaper of the patriarchate which was named by his name " Avedik".
Because of his kindness, the people called him father.


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