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- ↑ Geoffrey Wainwright. The Oxford History of Christian Worship. p. 152.
- ↑ Biwzand Eghiayean (1993). Heroes of Hayastan: A Dramatic Novel History of Armenia. p. 205.
- ↑ Diana Agabeg Apcar (2004). From the Book of One Thousand Tales. p. 62.
- ↑ "Armenian Church Of Eastern Diocese" . Retrieved 10 March 2023.