Saint_John_Church_of_Sohrol

Saint John Church of Sohrol

Saint John Church of Sohrol

Iranian national heritage site

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.[1] It was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1968, with the registration ID 766.[2]

  • Interior of the church

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  1. [1]
    "فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمان". paymanonline.com (in Persian).
  2. [2]
    "5th-century church being restored in northwestern Iran". Tehran Times. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.


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