Marienkirche (Tabriz)

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Armenian Church of Mary in Tabriz, 2008
Armenian Church of Mary in Tabriz, 2012
Interior of the Marienkirche in Tabriz
Interior of the Marienkirche in Tabriz

The Church of the Holy Mother of God , or Marienkirche for short ( Armenian Թավրիժի Սուրբ Մարիամ Աստվածածին եկեղեցի T'avrizhi Surb Mariam Astvatsatsin yekeghets'i , Persian کلیسای مریم مقدس) is a church in the Iranian city ​​of Tabriz that was completed in 1785. It belongs to the Atrpatakan ( Azerbaijan ) diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church located in Tabriz and is located in the city center of Tabriz, where it is an important point of reference for the Armenian community there .

Location

The Church of the Holy Mother of God stands at the intersection of Schariati Street (Schahnaz Nord) and Dschomhuri Street in the historic Dik Baschi district of Tabriz city center. For many years it was the seat of the Armenian Archbishop of Tabriz, who now resides in a nearby building. There are several outbuildings, including the Tabriz Armenian Museum, operated by the Tabriz Prelature , next to the church.

history

A predecessor to the Marienkirche was built in the 12th century. Marco Polo , who traveled through the city of Tabriz (Tauris) in 1275 on his way to China , mentions the church in his travelogue.

The oldest tombstone in St. Mary's Church dates from the 16th century. According to an inscription, the church, like the entire city, was destroyed in a devastating earthquake in 1780 and the current building was built on the old foundation walls from 1782 to 1785.

The church underwent major renovations under the Tabriz bishop Nshan Topouzian , who was prelate of the diocese from August 2002 until his death in April 2010 .

architecture

The Marienkirche of Tabriz (Armenian Թավրիզ T'avriz ) is 16 m long and 14 m wide. The bell tower stands on four square pillars in the center of the church and has four arches, the inner surfaces of which between the pillars are decorated with paintings with biblical motifs.

On the inside of the wall around the Church of St. Mary in Tabriz there is a Khachkar from the Armenian Cemetery in Julfa , which has belonged to the Republic of Azerbaijan since 1991 (since 1921 to the Azerbaijani SSR) and was systematically destroyed by the Azerbaijani military in 2005 .

literature

  • عبدالعلی کارنگ ، آثار باستانی آذربایجان (تهران: انجمن آثار ملی ، ۱۳۵۱) ، صفحه: ۱۹۲ [Abdol Ali Karang, Ancient Archeological Works of Azerbaijan. Tehran: National Monuments, 1351 (1972), p. 192.]
  • تبریز به روایت تصویر ، ابراهیم پورحسین خونیق ، انتشارات ، چاپ اول ، تبریز ۱۳۸۲. [Tabriz by narration of the image, Ibrahim Pourhossein Khoniq, Publishing, First edition, Tabriz, 2003.]
  • کلیساهای تاریخی ایران ، درگاه کویر ، معماری و بناها [Historical Churches of Iran, Desert Harbor, Architecture and buildings.]
  • کتاب ارمنیان ایران, نویسنده: آندرانیک هویان, صفحههای (111 تا 157) انتشارات: مرکز بینالمللی گفتگوی تمدنها با همکاری انتشارات هرمس, تاریخ: 1380, شابک: 2-007-363-964 [Andranik Hovian, Armenians of Iran (Armanīyān-i Iran). Tehran: International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations, in collaboration with Hermes Publishers, 1380 (2001), pp. 111 to 157.] ISBN 964-363-007-2
  • کتاب کلیسای قدیم در ایران ، نویسنده: ویلیام میلر ، برگرداننده: محمد سعیدی [William Miller, Book of the Old Church in Iran, Recited: Mohammad Saeedi.]
  • کلیساهای ارامنه ایران ، مؤلف: لینا ملکمیان ، چاپ دوم ، زمستان ۱۳۸۰ دفتر پژوهشهای فرهنگی [Lina Malcolmian, Second Edition, Churches of Armenians in Iran. 2001, Churches of Armenians in Iran.
  • مروری بر کلیساهای ارامنهٔ استان آذربایجان شرقی ، نویسنده: نادره شجاع دل ، فصلنامه فرهنگی پیماامه فرهنگی پیماامه فرهنگی پیماا۱۳۸۴ رهنگی پیماا۱۳۸۴ رن arbai ن ن [م ال Peyman Cultural Journal, 1384 (2005), p. 34.]
  • بررسی سیر معماری کلیسای مریم مقدس تبریز ، نویسنده: آرموند سیمونیانس ، فصلنامه فرهنگی پیمامه فرهنگی پیماان رنگی پیمان Peyman Cultural Journal, 1392 (2013), p. 66.]
  • دانشنامه ایرانیان ارمنی ، نویسنده: ژانت د. لازاریان ، انتشارات هیرمند ، چاپ دوم: ۱۳۸۸ ، شابک: ۰-۵۰-۶۹۷۴-۹۶۴-۹۷۸ [Janet D. Lazarian: Encyclopedia of Iranian Armenians. Hirmand Publication, Second Edition 2009], ISBN 978-964-6974-50-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mahjubah 24 (2006), p. 49.
  2. ^ Tabriz Armenian Museum, run by Armenian Prelacy, in Tabriz in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, adjacent to Saint Mary Church. October 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Agnes Tandler: There are fewer and fewer Christians in Iran. The biggest problem is emigration. Domradio, December 10, 2012.
  4. ↑ a b کلیساهای تاریخی ایران ، درگاه کویر ، معماری و بناها [ Historical Churches of Iran, Desert Harbor, Architecture and buildings ].
  5. ↑ In Memoriam: Nshan Topouzian, the bishop of Aderbadagan . Bishop Nshan Topouzian (1966-2010), Prelate of the Armenian Diocese of Aderbadagan (Iran). Orthodoxy Cognate Page, OCP Media Network, April 29, 2010.
  6. ↑ Djulfa: Sacred Stones Reduced to Dust - In Pictures: Surviving Khachkars from Djulfa. Djulfa Virtual Memorial and Museum, 2012. Retrieved on December 16, 2017 ( picture evidence: Tabriz Church of St. Mary, on the left edge of the picture on the wall of the rather small, narrow Khachkar (small) ).

Coordinates: 38 ° 4 ′ 44.5 ″  N , 46 ° 17 ′ 17.6 ″  E