Saint George Church of Tehran

Saint George Church of Tehran, (Armenian: Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցի, Persian: کلیسای گئورگ مقدس), is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran. It is the second oldest church in Tehran after the Church of Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew.

Location

It is located in Darkhungah Alley کوچه درخونگاه, Shahpour Avenue (fa), in the old Sangelaj (fa) neighbourhood of Tehran.

History

During the reign of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Armenians were relocated from Tbilisi and Artsakh to western parts of Tehran after his campaigns in Georgia. 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]

Notable burials

• Soleiman Khan Enagolopian Saham od-Dowleh (fa) (d. 1853) – Iranian-Armenian statesman
• Hakob Hovnatanian (1809–1881) – artist
• Martiros Khan Davidkhanian (fa) (1843–1905) – Iranian-Armenian general

Bibliography

• 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

See also

• Iranian Armenians
• List of Armenian churches in Iran

References

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Tehran Province, Iran

Capital

• Tehran

Counties
and cities

Baharestan County	Nasim Shahr Golestan Salehieh
Damavand County	Damavand Abali Absard Kilan Rudehen
Eslamshahr County	Ahmadabad-e Mostowfi Eslamshahr Chahardangeh
Firuzkuh County	Firuzkuh Arjomand
Malard County	Malard Safadasht
Pakdasht County	Pakdasht Sharifabad
Pardis County	Pardis Bumehen
Pishva County	Pishva
Qarchak County	Qarchak
Qods County	Qods
Ray County	Rey* Baqershahr Hasanabad Kahrizak
Robat Karim County	Robat Karim Parand Nasirabad
Shahriar County	Shahriar Andisheh Baghestan Ferdowsieh Sabashahr Shahedshahr Vahidieh
Shemiranat County	Shemiran* Fasham Lavasan Tajrish*
Tehran County	Tehran
Varamin County	Varamin Javadabad

Landmarks

• Azadi Tower
• Bahman Cultural Center
• Tabiat Bridge
• Carpet Museum of Iran
• Dizin
• Ebn-e Babooyeh
• Golestan Palace
• Grand Bazaar, Tehran
• Iranian Crown Jewels
• Malik National Museum of Iran
• Milad Tower
• National Museum of Iran
• Niavaran Complex
• Pearl Palace
• Sa'dabad Complex
• Shebeli Tower
• Shemshak (ski resort)
• Bibi Shahr Banu Shrine
• Tangeh Savashi
• Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
• Toopkhaneh
• Tughrul Tower
• Reza Abbasi Museum
• St. Thaddeus and Bartholomew Church
• St. George Church

Populated places

• List of cities, towns and villages in Tehran Province

^* indicates that this formerly independent city is now absorbed into Tehran.