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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 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]
New Julfa was established in 1606 as an Armenian quarter by the edict of Abbas the Great, sultan of the Safavid dynasty. Over 150,000 Armenians were forcibly moved there from Old Julfa (also known as Jugha or Juła) ( hy). Iranian sources state that the Armenians came to Iran fleeing the Ottoman Empire 's persecution.
A map of the town of Vagharshapat (brown) and Etchmiadzin monastery (red) in the late 19th century (by Ghevont Alishan).The cathedral is marked as 1. The cathedral is located at the center of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, the administrative headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church, in the town dually known as Vagharshapat or Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin).
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 ...
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.
After the fall of Urartu around 585 BC, the Satrapy of Armenia arose, ruled by the Armenian Orontid Dynasty, which governed the state in 585–190 BC. Under the Orontids, Armenia during this era was a satrapy of the Persian Empire, and after its disintegration (in 330 BC), it became an independent kingdom.