Church of Saint Thaddeus

The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus (Surb Tadeosi vank, Persian, Kelisā-ye Tādeus moghadas) is an Armenian monastery in a mountainous area of West Azerbaijan province, Iran. Although much of the present structure was erected by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza in 1811, the monastery is one of the oldest church buildings in the world. Also known as Kare Kilisa (lit. 'Stone made Church'), this historic site is located approximately 20 kilometers from the town of Chaldiran in Iran, in the region historically referred to as Ancient Armenia in the East. The monastery and its distinctive Armenian conical roofs are visible from long distances. The monastery is the site of the Pilgrimage of St. Thaddeus, which in 2020 was added by UNESCO to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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