CHURCH BUILDING
Saint Mary Church
Shiraz · Armenian Apostolic
- Locality
- Shiraz
- Tradition
- Armenian Apostolic
- Type of place
- CHURCH BUILDING
- Coordinates
- 29.61121° N, 52.53759° E
- Identity
- Matched to a public listing
A brief history
Completed in 1662 and also called the Church of the Holy Mother of God, Surp Mariam Asdvadzadzin, this is the only Armenian church in Shiraz. The grave of the Armenian writer Mesrop Taghiadian is inside it.
Saints & traditions
Asdvadzadzin is the Armenian for Mother of God, so the Armenian and the Persian names of this church say the same thing in two languages.