Sahak Mashalian, the head of the Armenian Patriarchate in Turkey, and Father Harutyun Damatian came to the island along with his clergy to conduct the ceremony in the Akhtamar Church, Anadolu Agency reported.
The mass was led by Damatian and attended by 46 clergymen from the patriarchate and some visitors from Istanbul, Armenia, and other parts of the world.
Speaking at the mass, Mashalian made remarks on the ongoing dialogue between Turkey and Armenia.
Stressing that Turkish and Armenian nations share a thousand years of co-existence, Mashalian said that the two nations can develop promising and brighter relations.
“Today, we prayed for the two friendly peoples to live in peace so that the Caucasus would turn into a land of peace. May God protects our county and humanity,” Mashalian said.