Madras Armenian Church Has No Priest but Bells are Rung Every Sunday

13:42, June 24, 2012

Not a single day passes without Trevor Alexander lighting a candle at the altar of the Armenian Church in Chennai (Madras) India.

As caretaker, Alexander lives in the premises of the church in the busy streets of George Town in the city.

Unfortunately, the church is left without a priest and there has been no Sunday service in the last six decades as there are no Armenians in the city. Alexander, however, makes it a point to ring the church's huge bells every Sunday.

The Armenian Church is funded by the Armenian Apostolic Church and maintained by the Armenian Church Committee of Kolkata. Also called the Armenian Church of Virgin Mary, it was built by Armenians from Persia and is considered to be one of the oldest churches in India.  Read more... (329 words)

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