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Saint Minas Church of Tehran

Saint Minas Church of Tehran, (Armenian: ; Persian: ), is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran.

Location

It is located in the Armenian Fort (), Ararat Street, in the northern suburb of Vanak in Tehran.

History

In 1856, Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, funded the building of a small chapel for the Armenians in the Armenian Fort of the village of Vanak, which he had resettled from Chaharmahal <small>()</small>. The current building is from 1875. On the hill across the Armenian Fort, there used to be an Armenian cemetery that in mid-20th century, was replaced by the Ararat Stadium.

Bibliography

  • هوویان، آندرانیک (Û±Û³Û¸Û°). «کلیساهای ارمنیان در ایران». ارمنیان ایران. تهران: مرکز بین‌المللی گفتگوی فرنگ‌ها با همکاری انتشارات هرمس. ص. ۱۵۴–۱۴۹.

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