ARCHBISHOP IGNATIUS MALOYAN,
MARTYR OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDEEarly life
Shoukrallah Maloyan, son of Melkon and Faridé, was born in 1869. When he was fourteen years old, his parish priest noticed in him signs of a priestly vocation, so he sent him to the convent of Bzoummar, Lebanon where the Armenian Catholic Church still has its headquarters.
… After finishing his theological studies on 6 August 1896, on the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus, he was ordained a priest in the church of Bzommar convent, became a member of the Patriarchal Order of Bzommar and adopted the religious name of Ignatius in honor of St. Ignatius of Antioch. During the years 1897-1910, Father Ignatius served as a parish priest in Alexandria and Cairo, where his good reputation became widespread.
The Armenian Catholic Patriarch, Boghos Bedros XII
MARTYR OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDEEarly life
Shoukrallah Maloyan, son of Melkon and Faridé, was born in 1869. When he was fourteen years old, his parish priest noticed in him signs of a priestly vocation, so he sent him to the convent of Bzoummar, Lebanon where the Armenian Catholic Church still has its headquarters.
… After finishing his theological studies on 6 August 1896, on the feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus, he was ordained a priest in the church of Bzommar convent, became a member of the Patriarchal Order of Bzommar and adopted the religious name of Ignatius in honor of St. Ignatius of Antioch. During the years 1897-1910, Father Ignatius served as a parish priest in Alexandria and Cairo, where his good reputation became widespread.
The Armenian Catholic Patriarch, Boghos Bedros XII