Saint John Church of Sohrol

Saint John Church
Saint John Church in Sohrol
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Catholic Church
RiteArmenian
StatusAbandoned
Location
LocationSohrol, Iran
Shown within Iran
Coordinates38°18′00″N 46°11′52″E / 38.30000°N 46.19778°E / 38.30000; 46.19778
Architecture
StyleArmenian
Completed5th or 6th century; rebuilt 1840

The Church of Saint John (Armenian: Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Եկեղեցի) is a 5th- or 6th-century Armenian Catholic[1] church in Sohrol, Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. It was rebuilt in 1840 by Samson Makintsev (Sam Khan; member of the Bogatyr Battalion) in brick on the older church foundation.[2]

  • Interior of the church

History

The modern Church of Saint John of Sohrol was built in 1840 over the ruins of the original, built either in the 5th or 6th century by Russian and French architects. In 1936, it was seriously damaged by an earthquake.[1]

It was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1968, with the registration ID 766.[3] In 2020 it passed through restoration, with additional reinforcement being made in 2021.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b niafam.com. "Saint John Church of Sohrol". en.icro.ir. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ^ "فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمان". paymanonline.com (in Persian).
  3. ^ a b "5th-century church being restored in northwestern Iran". Tehran Times. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "5th-century church in northwestern Iran being reinforced". Tehran Times. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
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