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Ararat Stadium, Vanak. 1987. Surp Grigor Lusavoritch Armenian Catholic Church. Ghazali St. 1955. St. John's Central Evangelical Church. Nader Shah Ave. Hokeshuntch Armenian Evangelical Church.
The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus ( Armenian: Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք, Surb Tadeosi vank; Persian: کلیسای تادئوس مقدس, Kelisā-ye Tādeus moghadas) is an ancient Armenian monastery in the mountainous area of West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It is believed to be one of the oldest church buildings in the world .
The Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan provinces in Iran. The site comprises three groups of Armenian churches that were established between the 7th and 16th centuries A.D. The edifices—the St. Thaddeus Monastery, the Saint Stepanos Monastery, and the Chapel ...
Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000. Areas with a high concentration of them include Tabriz, Tehran, Salmas and New Julfa, Isfahan . Armenians have lived for millennia in the territory that forms modern-day Iran. Many of the oldest Armenian churches, monasteries, and chapels are in Iran.
The Armenian Apostolic Church ( Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, romanized : Hay Aṙak'elakan Yekeghetsi) [note 1] is the national church of Armenia. Part of Oriental Orthodoxy, it is one of the most ancient Christian institutions. [6]
The Saint Stepanos Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Ստեփանոս վանք, Surb Stepanos Vank; Persian: کلیسای سن استپانوس, Kelisā-ye San Estepānus), also known in Armenian as Maghardavank (Մաղարդավանք), is an Armenian monastery located about 15 km northwest of the city of Julfa in the province of East Azarbaijan, northwestern Iran.
The Holy Savior Cathedral ( Armenian: Սուրբ Ամենափրկիչ Վանք, Surb Amenaprkich Vank; Persian: کلیسای آمناپرکیچ, Kelisā ye Āmenāperkič ), also known the Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral located in the New Julfa district of Isfahan, Iran. It is commonly referred to as the Vank ( Վանք; وانک ...
After devotion of relic of St. Nerses to this church in 1850s from the older St. Sarkis of New Julfa, it was renamed to St. Sarkis Church. There is a chapel Named St. Sthen built 1704. Also there are several tombstones in the courtyard, including one belonging to Gregory, a martyr. See also. Iranian Armenians; List of Armenian churches in Iran