Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran
Saint Sarkis Cathedral (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս մայր տաճար, Surp Sarkis mayr tachar, is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran, completed in 1970 and named after Saint Sarkis the Warrior. It is the cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran, one of three Armenian dioceses in Iran, whose prelate is archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan.
Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran, 2016.
St. Sarkis Church altar, Saint Mary with Jesus
St. Sarkis Cathedral with its main dome and one of its belfries
Interior of San Sarkis Cathedral
Iranian Armenians, also known as Persian Armenians, are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 500,000. Areas with a high concentration of them include Tabriz, Tehran, Salmas and Isfahan's Jolfa quarter.
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