Pope Francis sends medal to Armenian craftsman
11:46, 27 October 2016YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Pope Francis has awarded the Armenian craftsman who prepared the world’s smallest miniature portrait of the Pope, sculpture of the portrait Eduard Ter-Ghazaryan Junior, grandson of Eduard Ter-Ghazaryan, founder of micro-sculpture posted on Facebook.
“Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin handed me a surprise gift from Pope Francis, a medal and signed photo, which are blessed by him”, he said.
Eduard Ter-Ghazaryan gave the gift to Pope Francis while he was visiting Armenia on June 24, 2016.
When the Pope saw his portrait through a special microscope, he was filled with joy and thanked the sculptor.
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