The 4th special mass which was held in Akdamar Church in Turkey's eastern province of Van on Sunday ended.
Many Turkish and foreign visitors attended the religious ceremony held with the participation of clergymen charged in Turkish Armenian Patriarchate.
The special mass which was conducted under tutelage of Vicar of the Armenian Orthodox Church Aram Atesyan lasted about 2 hours.
Speaking at the mass, the clergyman Zakeos Ohanyan pointed out that the ceremony held in Akdamar was recovery of holy and religious values which were lost for a while, but not a political, economic, military and national victory.
The annual mass began at 11 a.m. Turkish local time.
Akdamar Church is a 10th century Armenian church located on Akdamar Island in Lake Van. The church held its first mass in 95 years in 2010 after it was restored by the Turkish government.
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