Iranian national heritage site
Saint George Church of Tehran , (Armenian :Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի ,Persian :کلیسای گئورگ مقدس ), is anArmenian Apostolic church inTehran ,Iran . It is the second-oldest church in Tehran after theChurch of Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew .
It is located in Darkhungah Alleyکوچه درخونگاه , Shahpour Avenue(fa ) , in the old Sangelaj(fa ) neighbourhood of Tehran.
During the reign ofAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar , Armenians were relocated fromTbilisi andArtsakh to western parts ofTehran afterhis campaigns inGeorgia . This church was established by two of these Armenians, Hovsepain and Stepanian, in 1795 as a small chapel.[ 1] In 1871, an Armenian school was established beside the church and the current building of the church is from 1882.[ 2]
Interior of the church Grave ofMartiros Khan Davidkhanian مارقوسیان، آرمینه؛ کریمیان، حسن (۱۳۸۶). «نخستین فضاهای زیستی و عبادی ارمنیان در تهران قدیم». فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمان. سال یازدهم - زمستان (۴۲) ژانت د. لازاریان (۱۳۸۲)، «روحانیون»، دانشنامه ایرانیان ارمنی، تهران: انتشارات هیرمند، ص. ۶۴، شابک ۹۶۴-۶۹۷۴-۵۰-۳ هوویان، آندرانیک (۱۳۸۰). «کلیساهای ارمنیان در ایران». ارمنیان ایران. تهران: مرکز بینالمللی گفتگوی فرنگها با همکاری انتشارات هرمس. ص. ۱۴۹–۱۴۸. شابک ۹۶۴-۳۶۳-۰۰۷-۲
Capital Counties andcities
Landmarks Populated places ^* indicates that this formerly independent city is now absorbed into Tehran.
Ancient, medieval, and historical Armenian churches and monasteries
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