St. Georg Church

Saint George Church of New Julfa or Gharib Church, (Armenian: Նոր Ջուղայի Սուրբ Գէորգ Եկեղեցի, Persian: کلیسای گئورگ مقدس), is an Armenian Apostolic church in New Julfa, Iran. It is the second-oldest church in New Julfa.

Saint George Church of New Julfa
Saint George Church of New Julfa
Religion
AffiliationArmenian Apostolic Church
RiteArmenian
StatusFunctioning
Location
LocationNew Julfa, Isfahan, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates32.63801968°N 51.65426284°E / 32.63801968; 51.65426284
Architecture
StyleIsfahani
Completed1611

History
Holy Stones of Mother Cathedral of Etchmiadzin
Interior of the church

Saint George Church was built in 1611. It is a famous place of pilgrimage for Armenians, as 15 pieces of stones were brought here from Etchmiadzin by the order of Shah Abbas I, so that the Armenians would not leave New Julfa and would not return to Armenia. The belfry was built in the 1920s and the church was renovated in 1959.[1]

Altar of the church
Entrance of the church

See also

References
  1. "Ս. ԳԷՈՐԳ ԵԿԵՂԵՑԻ". خلیفه گری ارامنه اصفهان و جنوب ایران.




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