Church of St. Luke, Isfahan

Iranian national heritage site
32°38′57″N 51°39′51″E / 32.64912715°N 51.66404754°E / 32.64912715; 51.66404754ArchitectureStylePersianCompleted1909

Church of St. Luke, is an Anglican church in Isfahan, Iran. It is located in Abbasabad neighbourhood of Isfahan, next to Isa Bin Maryam Hospital [fa].

History

The Church Missionary Society (CMS) was active in Persia from 1869, when the Revd. Robert Bruce established a mission station in New Julfa.[1] In 1909, the Church of St. Luke was consecrated in Isfahan.[2] It is currently one of four active Anglican churches in Iran, the others are St. Paul Church [fa] in Tehran, St. Simon the Zealot Church in Shiraz and St. Paul Church in New Julfa.[3]

See also

  • Christianity in Iran
  • Anglican Diocese of Iran
  • Edward Stuart

References

  1. ^ "The New Mission to Persia". Church Mission Society Periodicals.
  2. ^ "EPISCOPAL(ANGLICAN) CHURCH IN PERSIA (Kelīsā-ye osqofī-e Īrān)". iranicaonline.org.
  3. ^ "The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association". jmeca.org.uk.
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