Building Name: | Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Urmia |
Map Type: | Iran |
Map Size: | 275 |
Location: | Asayesh, Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, Iran |
Coordinates: | 37.559°N 45.1791°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Assyrian Church of the East |
Architecture Type: | Church |
Groundbreaking: | 8th century |
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE);; Imperial Aramaic (700-300 BCE);: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܦܵܛܪܘܿܣ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ, Persian: کلیسای مار پطروس و پولس) is an ancient Assyrian church located in Asayesh, Bakeshluchay east of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran.[1] [2] This church is built in the 8th century by Bukhtishu II, physician in the court of Caliph Harun al-Rashid.[3] It is a pilgrim place of local Assyrian Christians[4] and has recently been restored by Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.[5]