Irans World Heritage Monastery

Christs birth took place halfway through the period of Parthian rule in Iran (250 BC 224 AD), a dynasty which allowed more freedom of religion than some of the later Persian rulers.

At the time of the Sassanian dynasty (224 AD 652 AD), although Christianity spread in western regions of the country, there were still periods of followers being persecuted, usually at times of conflict and war with Rome. This had not been the case prior to the establishment of Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire.

Later, the advent of Islam slowed any Christian expansion, but it was recognised as a protected minority. The Mongol conquest allowed a relative freedom of religious expression, and when some Mongol queens converted to Christianity, the possibility of a Christian revival arose.

In the nineteenth century, with the struggle over the Caucasus between the Qajar dynasty of Iran and the Russian Tsars, the Persian government sought to win the hearts of local Armenian and Georgian Christians, who otherwise might have been expected to favour their fellow Christians in Russia. Russia eventually prevailed and there was a mass migration of Armenian Christians from Azerbaijan towards present day Armenia.
The beautiful monastery and church of St. Thaddeus in Iranian Azerbaijan, described in this multimedia report and also known as the Black Church, has been restored several times over the centuries. Together with a few other remaining vestiges of Armenian Christian culture in the area, the church has now been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and given the title of the Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran.

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[livingdream1234]

turks must see how the Persians and Armenians lived side by side for thousands of years before and after Christianity and Islam, and way before your barberic asses came and took over.

azerbaijanese lead a campaign of destruction in both azerbaijan and Nakhijevan on Armenian historic sites. The reason is clear, they don't understand civilized cultures and either copy their contributions or destroy them to destroy traces of the natives who were replaced by them. Shame you barberians.

[moerfani]

Iran + Jesus = victory and prosperity

[raisinsunn]

I love Iran and Iranian people. Very rich civilisation.So what I'm Armenian, we don't have problem with Islam. We have a problem with these detestable turcic tribes. Iran-Armenia are like brother countries. We must show these azeris their place: back to mongolia!

[icefisherman5000]

سلسله صفوی مثل همین جمهوری کثیف اسلامی بود، عقب ماندگی ایران از زمان صفوی‌ها شروع شد. تعزیه ، قمه زنی‌ و... یادگار صفوی هست. قاجار‌ها هم که کون گشاد‌هایی‌ بودن که در تاریخ نمونه نداشتن. قاجار‌ها ها هم نصف ایران رو بخشیدن به روس‌ها و در ضمن فوق‌العاده مذهبی‌ هم بودن. فقط رضا شاه و محمد رضا شاه ایران رو به عظمت رسوندن و باز با اومدن خمینی ایران رفت ۱۰۰۰ سال به عقب و دوران بدبختی ایران شروع شد. تا دوباره رضا شاه بعدی چه زمانی‌ بیاد و ایران رو دوباره نجات بده ؟؟؟!!!!

[Haytime4justice]

You cannot compare the Culture of Iran with the Ottomans, Iran preserved our churches, while the Turks destroyed them

[JOROTIK]

@ArmenianDukeFanClub GRACIAS

[Gregory10000000000]

@JOROTIK

Thank you for sharing this beautiful video. Today is the day when thousands of Armenians have gathered in the St. Tadeus monastery in Iran. This church is one of the oldest amongst the christian churches and came under the protection of Unesco last year.

[JOROTIK]

ARMENIYA,VELIKAYA ARMENIYA skol'ko ti vsem dala y kak malo dostalos' tvoemu narodu,raduemsya peschinkami pravdi,vsplivayuwey na poverxnost'deystvitel'nosti,bl­agodarni tem komu dali vsyo ,vklyuchaya samoe sokrovennoe-ZEMLYU

[ArmenianDukeFanClub]

THE WORLD SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO!

[ndyag1]

thank god iranians r not child rapists like turks and azeries