Back دير القديس تداوس Arabic Müqəddəs Faddey monastırı Azerbaijani قارا کیلیسا AZB Kloster Sankt Thaddäus German Μοναστήρι του Αγίου Θαδδαίου Greek Monaĥejo de Sankta Tadeo Esperanto Monasterio de San Tadeo Spanish کلیسای تادئوس مقدس Persian Taddeuksen luostari Finnish Saint-Thaddée French
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Qareh Kelisa, Chaldoran County, Iran |
| Part of | Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii), (vi) |
| Reference | 1262 |
| Inscription | 2008 (32nd Session) |
| Area | 40 ha (0.15 sq mi) |
| Buffer zone | 311 ha (1.20 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 39°5′32″N 44°32′40″E / 39.09222°N 44.54444°E |
  Location of Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in Iran | |
The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus (Armenian: Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք, Surb Tadeosi vank; Persian: کلیسای تادئوس مقدس, Kelisā-ye Tādeus moghadas) The "Holy Tadeosi Cathedral " is an ancient Armenian monastery in the mountainous area of West Iran, in Iranian West Azerbaijan. It is believed to be one of the oldest church buildings in the world.
Also known as Kare Kilisa (the "Stone made Church")[1] (Kare in Armenian translates to "stone," and Kelisa is the Persian word for "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.[2][3] The monastery and its distinctive Armenian conical roofs are visible from long distances.[4]
The Monastery is site of the Pilgrimage of St. Thaddeus which in 2020 was added by UNESCO to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.[5]
- ^ Korbendau, Yves; Parker, Claire; McElhearn, Kirk (2008). The Many Faces of Iran. Paris: ACR Editions. ISBN 9782867701535.
- ^ "St Thaddeus Monastery". Index of Armenian Art: Armenian Architecture. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10.
- ^ Trotta, Liz (1998). Jude: A Pilgrimage to the Saint of Last Resort. San Francisco: Harper Collins. ISBN 9780060682743.
- ^ "Thadeus Monastery". Armenica.org.
- ^ "UNESCO - Pilgrimage to the St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery".