Saint Minas Church of Tehran

Saint Minas Church of Tehran,, is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran.

Location

It is located in the Armenian Fort قلعه ارامنه, Ararat Street, in the northern suburb of Vanak of Tehran.

History

In 1856, Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, funded the building of a small chapel for the Armenians in the Armenian Fort of the village of Vanak, which he had resettled from Chaharmahal. The current building is from 1875. On the hill across the Armenian Fort, there used to be an Armenian cemetery that in mid-20th century, was replaced by the Ararat Stadium.