Safavid Iran was multi-ethnic and multi-religious. In the 17th century, Christians within the empire consisted primarily of three groups;
Georgians belonging to the Georgian Orthodox Church Armenians belonging to the Armenian Apostolic Church Roman Catholics, consisting of European missionaries and recent converts
See also Christianity in Iran Jesuits in Safavid Iran Safavid Georgia Erivan Province (Safavid Iran) Safavid Karabakh
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