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Saint Minas Church of Tehran

Coordinates: 35°46′05″N 51°23′55″E / 35.76809554°N 51.39873952°E / 35.76809554; 51.39873952
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Saint Minas Church of Tehran
Saint Minas Church of Tehran
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
RiteArmenian
StatusFunctioning
Location
LocationVanak, Tehran, Iran
Saint Minas Church of Tehran is located in Iran
Saint Minas Church of Tehran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates35°46′05″N 51°23′55″E / 35.76809554°N 51.39873952°E / 35.76809554; 51.39873952
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed1856, rebuilt 1875

Saint Minas Church of Tehran, (Armenian: Սուրբ Մինաս եկեղեցի, Persian: کلیسای میناس مقدس), is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran.

Location

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It is located in the Armenian Fort قلعه ارامنه, Ararat Street, in the northern suburb of Vanak of Tehran.

History

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In 1856, Mirza Yousef Khan Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, funded building of a small chapel for the Armenians in the Armenian Fort of the village of Vanak, which he had resettled from Chaharmahal (hy). Current building is from 1875. In the hill across the Armenian Fort, there used to be an Armenian cemetery that in mid-20th century, Ararat Stadium was built in place of that.[1]

Bibliography

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  • هوویان، آندرانیک (۱۳۸۰). «کلیساهای ارمنیان در ایران». ارمنیان ایران. تهران: مرکز بین‌المللی گفتگوی فرنگ‌ها با همکاری انتشارات هرمس. ص. ۱۵۴–۱۴۹.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "کلیسای میناس مقدس تهران". tehranprelacy.com.