Christianity in Safavid Iran explained

Safavid Iran was multi-ethnic and multi-religious. In the 17th century, Christians within the empire consisted primarily of three groups;

• Georgians belonging to the Georgian Orthodox Church
• Armenians belonging to the Armenian Apostolic Church
• Roman Catholics, consisting of European missionaries and recent converts (primarily Armenians)

See also

• Christianity in Iran
• Jesuits in Safavid Iran
• Safavid Georgia
• Erivan Province (Safavid Iran)
• Safavid Karabakh

Sources

• Book: Iran and the World in the Safavid Age. I.B. Tauris. 2012. 1–672. 978-1780769905. Willem . Floor . Edmund . Herzig . Edmund Herzig .
• Book: Kołodziejczyk, Dariusz. Dariusz Kołodziejczyk. Christians in the Safavid Empire. Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Volume 10 Ottoman and Safavid Empires (1600-1700). BRILL. 2017. 21–33. 978-9004346048. David . Thomas . John A. . Chesworth .