Igreja Católica Arménia, Sohrol, Irão.
Um monumento que nos leva até ao século V ou VI depois de Cristo, que revela-nos um pouco mais sobre as religiões que passaram pelo território da antiga Pérsia, actual Irão.
"Also known as Sohraqeh Church, the Armenian Catholic church was built in circa 5th century, but it was rebuilt on the older church foundation in 1840 by Samson Makintsev, a Russian general in the service of Iran during the Qajar era.
Iran is home to several ancient and historical churches. Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians are the most significant religious minorities in the country with Christians constituting the bulk.
Iranian Azerbaijan was a center of several ancient civilizations. It formed part of Urartu and later of Media. In the 4th century BC, it was conquered by Alexander the Great and was named Atropatene after one of Alexander’s generals, Atropates, who established a small kingdom there. The area returned to Persian (Iranian) rule under the Sasanians in the 3rd century CE."*
Imagem retirada da Internet.
Fontes:
*https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/455266/5th-century-church-being-restored-in-northwestern-Iran
Curiosidade sobre a fotografia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments#/media/File:Holy_SURP_Hovhannes_Church.jpg
"A photograph of the church taken by Farzin Izaddoust Dar won first place in the 2020 Wiki Loves Monuments competition.One of the jury members expressed their amazement at the geometric and jewel-like forms of the church surrounded by snow, which consequently made it look as if floating on a "space-time continuum/gravitational field."
"A photograph of the church taken by Farzin Izaddoust Dar won first place in the 2020 Wiki Loves Monuments competition.One of the jury members expressed their amazement at the geometric and jewel-like forms of the church surrounded by snow, which consequently made it look as if floating on a "space-time continuum/gravitational field."
