Building Name: | Saint John Church |
Location: | Sohrol, Iran |
Geo: | 38.3°N 46.1978°W |
Map Type: | Iran |
Religious Affiliation: | Armenian Catholic Church |
Rite: | Armenian |
Functional Status: | Abandoned |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Style: | Armenian |
Year Completed: | 5th or 6th century; rebuilt 1840 |
The Church of Saint John (Armenian: Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Եկեղեցի) is a 5th- or 6th-century Armenian Catholic church in Sohrol, Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was rebuilt in 1840 by Samson Makintsev (Sam Khan; member of the Bogatyr Battalion) in brick on the older church foundation.[1] It was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1968, with the registration ID 766.[2]