IRAN East Azerbaijan Summer 2023 Walking and visiting Saint Stepanos Monastery of Jolfa

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Saint Stephen's Church
#Saint_Stepanos_Monastery (in #armenian Сурб Стапанос Ванк - in #english Saint Stepanos #Monastery) is the second most important church of Armenians in Iran, after Saint Thaddeus Church. This building is located in East #azarbaijan province, 17 kilometers west of Jolfa city and 3 kilometers from the south bank of Aras river in a place called "Qezel Vank" (red monastery). This church was built in the 9th century, but it was seriously damaged due to an earthquake, and it was restored during the Safavid era. This work was registered as one of Iran's national works on March 15, 1341 with registration number 429.

The whole area of the church is located in the heart of the mountains and among the green nature of the border region of Jolfa and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Saint Stephen's Church is respected by all Christians and more or less all religions, but it actually belongs to the Armenian Apostolic Church. In one day of the year, thousands of Armenians gather in this place to perform their special ceremonies and rituals.

St. #Stepanus is derived from the name Stepanus (or Stephen in Armenian) is the first martyr of Christianity and there are many churches with the same name in most countries of the world. It is also known as a ruined church due to the abandoned place.

St. Stepanus or St. Stephen is the first martyr of Christianity who was stoned to death by the Jews on December 26, 36 AD in Jerusalem.

History and style of architecture
Various statements have been made about the history of the building of the church. Some consider it to be one of the early Christian buildings, while others, such as Taverniye, attribute its construction to the Safavid period. While the architectural style of the building, the building materials and its detailed and beautiful decorations confirm that the church was built at the same time as churches such as Qara-Kelisa between the 4th and 6th centuries of Hijri (10th and 12th AD) and its architectural style is a combination of The different styles of Urartu architecture are Parthian and Roman, which became famous in the Armenian style of architecture after the creation of the magnificent buildings of St. Echmiadzin Cathedral, Qara Church, Holy Cross Church, and St. Stepanos.

This #historical building is registered as number 429 in the list of national monuments of Iran and it was registered in the UNESCO world heritage in 2006, along with other churches in Azerbaijan province, due to its age and historical and religious history and unique architectural style.

The Organization of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of the country presented the three churches of St. Stepanos, Zor Zor and Qara Church to UNESCO as a file for registration in the World Heritage List. In 2006, three churches were proposed for #unesco registration, and this church is one of them. The process of filing this historical monument is underway and the process of rebuilding and restoring the church was done for this purpose. Also, major and extensive repairs have been carried out by preserving the style of its past architecture, with the efforts of the country's cultural heritage organization and with the cooperation of the Armenian Caliphate Council of Tehran.

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