Saint Minas Church of Tehran

Saint Minas Church of Tehran, (Armenian: ; Persian: ), is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran.

Location It is located in the Armenian Fort (), Ararat Street, in the northern suburb of Vanak in Tehran.

History In 1856, Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, funded the building of a small chapel for the Armenians in the Armenian Fort of the village of Vanak, which he had resettled from Chaharmahal (hy). The current building is from 1875. On the hill across the Armenian Fort, there used to be an Armenian cemetery that in mid-20th century, was replaced by the Ararat Stadium.

Bibliography هوویان، آندرانیک (۱۳۸۰). «کلیساهای ارمنیان در ایران». ارمنیان ایران. تهران: مرکز بین‌المللی گفتگوی فرنگ‌ها با همکاری انتشارات هرمس. ص. ۱۵۴–۱۴۹.

See also Iranian Armenians List of Armenian churches in Iran

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