page_title: Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran / History
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: کلیسای سرکیس مقدس، یک کلیسای حواری ارمنی واقع در خیابان کریم‌خان زند در تهران است. کلیسا در سال ۱۹۷۰ توسط اوژن آفتاندلیانس، معمار ارمنی‌تبار ایرانی، طراحی و بنا شد. کلیسای سرکیس مقدس، همچون دیگر کلیساهای ارمنی، در جهت شرقی-غربی ساخته شده و محراب کلیسا در بخش شرقی ساختمان واقع شده‌است. Español: Nave principal de la Catedral de San Sarkis, Teherán, Irán. La iglesia apostólica armenia se construyó entre 1964 y 1970 y fue obra de los hermanos Sarkis en honor a sus padres. English: Main nave of the St. Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran, Iran. The Armenian Apostolic temple was constructed between 1964 and 1970 and was work of Serkisian brothers in memory of their parents. Polski: Nawa katedry św.&#160;Sarkisa w&#160;Teheranie, w&#160;Iranie. Należącą do&#160;Apostolskiego Kościoła Ormiańskiego świątynię zbudowano w&#160;latach 1964–1970, a&#160;jej budowę dla upamiętnienia swoich rodziców sfinansowali bracia Gurgen i&#160;Vasgen Sarkissianowie. This is a photo of a monument in Iran identified by the ID Unknown Čeština: Hlavní loď katedrály St. Sarkis Cathedral v Teheránu, Írán. Chrám Arménské apoštolské církve byl vystavěn v letech 1964 až 1970 jako dílo bratří Serkisianů na památku jejich rodičů. Magyar: A teheráni Szent Szergiosz-székesegyház belseje (Irán) Македонски: Кораб на ерменската катедрала „Св. Сергиј“ во Техеран, Иран. Nederlands: De Armeens-Apostolische Sint-Sarkiskathedraal in de Iraanse hoofdstad Teheran Português: Nave principal da Catedral de São Sarkis, uma Igreja Apostólica Armênia em Teerã, Irã. Русский: Главный неф Собора Святого Саркиса в Тегеране.
context_page_description: Saint Sarkis Cathedral is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran, completed in 1970 and named after Saint Sarkis the Warrior. It is the cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran, one of three Armenian dioceses in Iran, whose prelate is archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan.
context_section_description: Since the completion of Holy Mother of God Church in central Tehran in 1945, the Tehran prelacy was located in the premises of that church. In the early 1960s it was decided to change the site of the prelacy offices into new location. So therefore the bishop and committee members of the time asked Markar Sarkisian, an Armenian benefactor, to help them in this cause. Since Markar died soon, his sons Gurgen and Vasgen Sarkisian financed the church project in memory of their parents. The committee bought land located at the end of Villa Street (now called Nejatollahi Street). The construction of St. Sarkis Church in Tehran began in 1964 and was completed in 1970. The church was renovated in 2000.
  In 2006 Mr. Hrair Hagopian renovated the baptism pool and the church in memory of his beloved wife Vartoohi Davidian.
caption: Interior of San Sarkis Cathedral
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