FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A major religious figure in the Christian and Armenian communities is in Fresno for the first time in 14 years.

His Holiness Aram I Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia is in the middle of a trip across California and stopped in Fresno after visiting Los Angeles and before he departs for San Francisco. His visit comes during a celebratory time for Fresno’s oldest Armenian church.

“This visit is spiritual nourishment for our community,” Parishioner Armen Bedrosian said.

Earlier in the day, the Catholicos visited Fresno State to see and bless the Armenian Genocide Monument. “The visit of His Holiness is a privilege and an honor for our campus and for the Armenian studies program to host him,” Berberian Coordinator for Fresno State’s Armenian Studies Program B

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