Saint John the Baptist Church

District 5, Iran

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Saint John the Baptist Church in New Julfa, Iran, is an Armenian Apostolic church distinguished by its Safavid architectural style. Located in the Charsou neighbourhood of District 5, adjacent to St. Catherine Convent, the structure exemplifies the material vocabulary of its era—brick, tile, and mortar—characteristic of Safavid building practices. As a designated Iranian National Heritage cultural property, the church stands as a significant monument to Armenian Christian presence in the region, its design reflecting the synthesis of Armenian ecclesiastical tradition with the architectural idioms of its Persian context.