Saint John Church of Sohrol

Saint John Church
Saint John Church in Sohrol
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Catholic Church
RiteArmenian
StatusAbandoned
Location
LocationSohrol, Iran
Saint John Church of Sohrol is located in Iran
Saint John Church of Sohrol
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates38°18′00″N 46°11′52″E / 38.30000°N 46.19778°E / 38.30000; 46.19778
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed5th 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]

  • Interior of the church
    Interior of the church

See also

References

  1. ^ "فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمان". paymanonline.com (in Persian).
  2. ^ "5th-century church being restored in northwestern Iran". Tehran Times. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.


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