| Saint John Church | |
|---|---|
 Saint John Church in Sohrol | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Armenian Catholic Church |
| Rite | Armenian |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Location | |
| Location | Sohrol, Iran |
  Shown within Iran | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°18′00″N 46°11′52″E / 38.30000°N 46.19778°E / 38.30000; 46.19778 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Armenian |
| Completed | 5th or 6th century; rebuilt 1840 |
The Church of Saint John (Armenian: Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Եկեղեցի) is a 5th- or 6th-century Armenian Catholic 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. It was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1968, with the registration ID 766.
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Interior of the church
See also
References
- "فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمان". paymanonline.com (in Persian).
- "5th-century church being restored in northwestern Iran". Tehran Times. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Saint John Church (Sohrol) at Wikimedia Commons
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