Iranian Armenians
Videos
Iranian Armenians, also known as Persian Armenians, are Armenians living in Iran who invariably speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000.
The Armenian St. Thaddeus Monastery, or "Kara Kelissa", West Azerbaijan province, believed by some to have been first built in 66 AD by Saint Jude.
Armenian Gospel Book made in Isfahan in 1655. Chester Beatty Library
Iranian Armenian women in the Qajar era
Shoghakat Armenian Church in Tabriz
Christianity in Iran
Videos
Christianity in Iran dates back to the early years of the religion. Through this time the Christian faith has always been followed by a minority of the population of Iran under its different state rel
Iranian Armenians
…repatriated to Armenia after the breakup of the Soviet Union with repatriation numbers peaking in the early 2000s. Today, the Armenians are Iran's largest Christian religious minority. Since Antiquity, there has always been much interaction between ancient Armenia and Persia. The Armenian people are among the native ethnic groups of…
Assyrian Christians from Urmia
His Eminence Archbishop Edik Baroni Iranian Armenian bishop and Christian leader
The Armenian Orthodox Vank Cathedral of Isfahan (completed 1664) is a relic of the Safavid era.
Gregory