Holy Mother of God Church, Tehran
Holy Mother of God Church Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Location | |
Location | Tehran, Iran |
Geographic coordinates | 35°41′45″N 51°24′53″E / 35.69576547°N 51.4147684°E |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 1938 |
Completed | 1945 |
Surp Asdvadzadzin Church, Holy Mother of God Church, or Saint Mary Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի, Persian: کلیسای مریم مقدس), is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran completed in 1945.
From 1945 to 1970 the church was the official office and the residence of the Armenians' archbishop, which was then transferred to Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran.
Location
The Church of Holy Mary is located between Masud-e-Sad Street and
History
During and after the
From 1945 to 1960, it was the main office and residence of the Archbishop of the Armenians, which was later transferred to the new Saint Sarkis Cathedral completed in 1970. On 13 February 2002, the church was registered by the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran as a national monument, with the registration number 7237.[5]
Church architecture
The original church plan has not been preserved, but the architects of the church were inspired by the architecture of Armenian churches from the seventh and tenth centuries. The Church of Mary, which is built out of grey basalt stone, has a size of 32.5 m × 19.8 m and occupies an area of about 550 square meters. Like other Armenian churches, it has the form of a cross and its sanctuary is located on the east. The church has two domes, a larger and a smaller one. The main dome is influenced by Byzantine architecture. The main entrance of the church is on the western side.[2]
Arch Bishop Ardak Manokian Museum
One of the adjacent buildings is allocated to the Armenian National Museum. It was opened in 2000 by Aram I. Different sections of this museum exhibit pictures of some of Iran's Armenian churches, accessories used in church ceremonies, religious handwritten books, and traditional Armenian women's clothing. The museum also holds some documents and personal belongings of Ardak Manokian, as well as works done by Armenian artists. Ardak Manokian was the Armenians' Arch Bishop after the
Gallery
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Interior of the church
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Entrance
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Western entrance
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Grave of Yeprem Khan
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Outside view
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Church view from Mirza Kochak Khan street
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Museum
See also
- Armenians in Iran
- List of Armenian churches in Iran
References
- ^ Information panel at Surp Asdvadzadzin Church, 2015.
- ^ a b ویکتور دانیل، بیژن شافعی و سهراب سروشیانی، معماری نیکلای مارکُف (تهران: ۱۳۸۲) [Victor Daniel, Bijan Shafei and Sohrab Sarshiani, Nikolai Markov’s Architecture. Tehran: 2003.]
- ^ Յովիկ Մինասեան (Yovik Minasian). ԱՄԵԱԿ - Ռոման Բաղդանի Իսայեան (1889-1966), Ս. Աստւածածին եկեղեցու օծման 70-ամեակի առթիւ) [AHEAK - Roman Baghlan Isayan Isayev (1889-1966), On the Occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Astvatsatsin Church]. Alik (Ալիք) online, 5 September 2015.
- ^ Թեհրանի Ս. Աստւածածին եկեղեցու 70-ամեակի տօնահանդէսը՝ «Կոմիտաս» սրահում. Alik (Ալիք) online, 24 November 2015.
- ^ "پروندههای ثبت آثار ملی ایران". Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2020. [Encyclopedia of the history of Iranshahr architecture. Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.]
Bibliography
- ویکتور دانیل، بیژن شافعی و سهراب سروشیانی، معماری نیکلای مارکُف (تهران: ۱۳۸۲)
[Victor Daniel, Bijan Shafei and Sohrab Sarshiani, Nikolai Markov's Architecture. Tehran: 2003.] - دانشنامهٔ تاریخ معماری ایرانشهر. سازمان میراث فرهنگی و گردشگری ایران.
[Encyclopedia of the history of Iranshahr architecture. Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.] - پروندههای ثبت آثار ملی ایران at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 October 2015)