Church of St. Simon the Zealot
Appearance
Church of St. Simon the Zealot | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Anglican Communion, Church Mission Society |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Shiraz, Iran |
Geographic coordinates | 29°37′12″N 52°32′06″E / 29.61988272°N 52.53486961°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Persian |
Completed | 1938 [1] |
Church of Simon the Zealot, is an Anglican church in Shiraz, Iran. It is located on Zand Avenue in Shiraz, next to Shiraz Christian Mission Hospital.
History
[edit]Church Missionary Society (CMS) was active in Persia from 1869, when the Revd. Robert Bruce established a mission station in New Julfa. [2] In 1938, the Church of St. Luke was consecrated in Shiraz by Revd. Ralph Norman Sharp.[3] It is currently one of four active Anglican churches in Iran, the others are St. Paul Church in Tehran, St. Luke Church in Isfahan and St. Paul Church in New Julfa. [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shiraz". britannica.com.
- ^ "The New Mission to Persia". Church Mission Society Periodicals.
- ^ Simpson, St John. "The Reverend Ralph Norman Sharp: A Short Appreciation". academia.edu.
- ^ "The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association". jmeca.org.uk.