Le 6 décembre 2024, une convention a été signée à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, concernant la Cathédrale "Sainte-Croix-des-Arméniens Catholiques de France".
Cet événement, la veille de la cérémonie d'ouverture de "Notre Dame", revêt une importance encore plus grande et marque la signature de la deuxième convention de mécénat pour la restauration de la cathédrale Sainte-Croix, signifiant la poursuite des efforts de restauration de ce lieu précieux qui est le cœur spirituel et culturel de la communauté arménienne de Paris.
The ceremony brought together Mrs Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, Mr Ara Aharonian, benefactor of the “Éparchie Sainte-Croix”, Paris city officials among which Mrs Karen Taiëb, the Armenian Ambassador, Mr Arman Khachatryan, the Artsakh Representative, Mr Hovhannès Guevorkian, religious community representatives among which Mgr Elie Yeghiayan, Mgr Krikor Khachatryan and Pastor Gilbert Léonian and notable figures of the French Armenian community such as Bedros Terzian.
The first phase of the Sainte-Croix Cathedral restoration, spanning 2016-2019, included the nave, the choir and rear choir. The total cost for this phase was €1.8 million, with €620,000 generously financed by Mr. Ara Aharonian.
The second phase, now underway, focuses on the Chapels of the Virgin, St. Francis, and Saint Theresa, with an estimated cost of €700,000, of which €525,000 has already been pledged.
This new Sponsorship Agreement underlines the unfailing commitment of the signatories both to Parisian heritage but also and above all to Armenian community.
