Saint Minas Church of Tehran explained

Building Name:Saint Minas Church of Tehran
Location:Vanak, Tehran, Iran
Map Type:Iran
Religious Affiliation:Armenian Apostolic Church
Rite:Armenian
Functional Status:Functioning
Architecture:yes
Architecture Style:Armenian
Year Completed:1856, rebuilt 1875

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

Location

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

History

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]

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References

  1. Web site: کلیسای میناس مقدس تهران. tehranprelacy.com.