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Padus-Araxes Cultural Association 37th INTENSIVE SUMMER SCHOOL OF ARMENIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN VENICE GENERAL PROGRAMME OF CULTURAL & LEISURE ACTIVITIES August 2023 1° WEEK 1st Tuesday, 8.45 -10.00 am – Inauguration of the Intensive Summer School and regular classes. 18.30 (6.30 pm) – Lecture Series by Jesse Siragan ARLEN (Fordham University, Director of the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Centre) “From Ascetic Training to Mystic Illumination: A Historical and Theoretical Approach to Armenian Spirituality (5th to 12th centuries)”. Lecture One: “Theoretical Foundations and Definitions: Asceticism, Mysticism, Spirituality”. 2nd Wednesday, 20.30 (8:30 pm) – Փոխադարձ ծանօթութեան Ուրախ երեկոյ / Evening party for mutual knowledge rd 3 Thursday, 18.30 (6:30 pm) ‒ Film Screening “The War Diary” by Hakob Melkonyan (ArmeniaFrance, long documentary, 2023). Artsvi Bakhchinyan will comment on the movie. th 4 Friday, 18.30 (6:30 pm) ‒ Lecture Two: “The Ancient Period: Early Ascetic Experiences and Experiments” th 5 Saturday, 18.30 (6.30 pm) ‒ Lecture Three: “Homilies and Instructions: Directions for the Path” 6th Sunday, 11.00 am – Liturgy of the Holy Mass / Սուրբ Պատարագ (Surb Patarag) in the Medieval Armenian church of the Holy Cross / Սուրբ Խաչ (Surb Khach), celebrated by H.G. Archbishop Levon Zekiyan. Departure from Residences: 9.30 am. 2° WEEK 8th Tuesday, 18.30 (6:30 pm) – Lecture Four: “Spirituality at the Monastery of Narek” 9th Wednesday, 15.00 (3:00 pm) Group visit to Surb Ghazar, the Monastic Island of San Lazzaro in Laguna, Headquarters of the Mekhitarist Order and cradle of the modern Armenian Renaissance in the 18th century. 10th Thursday, 20.30 (8:30 pm)–Ուրախ երեկոյ/ Evening party 11th Friday, 20.45 (8:45 pm) – Lecture Five: “The Spirituality of St. Nerses Shnorhali” 13th Sunday, 11 am – Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption /Աստուածամօր Վերափոխման տօն, in the Armenian rite. Solemn Divine Liturgy of the Holy Mass / Սուրբ Պատարագ (Surb Patarag) at the Monastery of San Lazzaro. Departure from Residences: 9 am, Boat from San Zaccaria: 10.25 am. 3° WEEK 14th Monday, 20.45 (8:45 pm) – Film screening “From the Work of the Devil” by Dessil Mekhtigian (Egypt, short fiction, 2022) and “DEHATSI — I Was Another Place” by Tatiana Boudakian (Brazil, short fiction, 2022). Artsvi Bakhchinyan will comment on the movie. 15th Tuesday, festival day, no lesson. 17th Thursday ‒ Last day of lessons 18th Friday, 9.00-12.00 ‒ Examinations 20.30 (8:30 pm) ‒ Հրաժեշտի երեկոյ / Farewell evening 19th Saturday ‒ Departures Info: Benedetta Contin, Vice-Director of the Summer School of the Padus-Araxes Cultural Association benedettacon@gmail.com