Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
The Armenian monastic ensembles of Iran, in the northwest of the country, include three monastic ensembles of Christian faith: St. Thaddeus and St. Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These edifices ― the oldest of which, St. Thaddeus (Kara Kelisa or Qara Kelisa), dates back to the Seventh Century CE ― are examples of outstanding […]