Patriarch Mesrob Visits Hebrew University

On Tuesday, May 7, 2002 Patriarch Mesrob II of Istanbul was guest of
the Armenian Studies Program for lunch, in the Beit Meirsdorf
Faculty Club on the Mt. Scopus Campus of the Hebrew University. His
Beatitude was in Jerusalem for celebration of Easter according to
the Jerusalem Armenian reckoning, which was that weekend. Patriarch
Mesrob is an alumnus of the Armenian Studies program and, over the
years, he has sustained a close relationship with it. Three years
ago, on occasion of the celebration of 30 Years of Armenian Studies,
Patriarch Mesrob’s was guest of honour at a Symposium devoted to
Armenian Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, one his own of great
interests. On that occasion he issued a kontag, a Patriarchal Bull,
honouring Professor Stone and the Armenian Studies program. This
year, here only for a brief visit, he still found time to visit and
receive an update on the work and development of the Armenian
Studies program. He was hosted at lunch by Professor Michael Stone
and Dr. Sergio La Porta. After lunch, he set out directly for the
airport and his trip back to Istanbul.