101 years old, Member of the Artists' Union of Armenia, Armenian priest accused of theft
 

"One of the representatives of Echmiadzin appropriated my paintings."
 
This was stated by a member of the Artists' Union of Armenia since 1944, Yelena Abrahamyan.
 
101-year-old artist said that 5-6 years ago it was one of the confessors Echmiadzin - St. Yeznik - and took her canvases 12.10 on the pretext that the Italian city of Florence, an exhibition, and he classifies these pictures there .
 
When you first visit the priest took her five paintings, and during the second visit - 6 or 7. Mysterious confessor gave my grandmother an advance of $ 300. "He took the picture, but said nothing about their return. He said that if the good would sell these pictures, I will pay the sum formed with the sale. But I never saw him Kharya. I would be happy if he had taken back "- said Abrahamian, adding that this would take a picture Yeznik and other members of the Artists' Union of Armenia, promising the same thing.
 
It turns out that it was an inter-church responsible for the communication of Echmiadzin, Archbishop Yeznik Petrosian.
 
In turn, Petrosyan said that he bought the paintings from her and nothing to Abrahamian.