YEREVAN, JUNE 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The first and the second parts of the three-part "Two Pilgrims" novel written by the archimandrite Sahak Mashalian was published by the publishing department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin with the blessing of the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. The novel was published due to the sponsorship of the Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi. The book is dedicated to the two prominent figures of the Armenian Church of the 18th century, patriarchs Hovhannes Kolot and Grigor Shghtayakir, who have left an unforgettable trace in the national history of the Armenian people with their mission. The lives of these two monks, who were the disciples of the miracle-worker archimandrite Vardan, contain lessons for religious pilgrims of all periods. The archimandrite Sahak Mashalian, the supervisor of the Gevorgian seminary, following the evangelical traces of their life, introduces to the reader an interesting novel that is a novelty in our religious literature with its mystic heroic deeds and imaginary illustrations. According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the Information Service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the novel was at first written in Eastern Armenian and then translated into Western Armenian by the Publishing Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

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