Saint Thaddeus Monastery

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Saint Thaddeus Monastery is an ancient Armenian Christian monastic complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its distinctive black-and-white stone architecture and religious significance in northwestern Iran.

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Saint Thaddeus Monastery canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian Apostolic monastery
Christian monastic complex
UNESCO World Heritage Site
pilgrimage site
alsoKnownAs Black Church
Kara Kilise
Qara Kelisa
architecturalFeature basilica plan
black-and-white stone masonry
domed church
architecturalStyle Armenian architecture
associatedWith Armenian religious festivals
annual pilgrimage of Armenian Apostolic faithful
conservationStatus protected monument of Iran
country Iran
culturalSignificance important center of Armenian Christianity in Iran
dedicatedTo Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
surface form: Saint Thaddeus
foundedBy Armenian Christians
hasPart chapels
fortified walls
main church
monastic cells
heritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(vi)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionLanguage Armenian
Persian
locatedIn West Azerbaijan Province
northwestern Iran
locatedNear Chaldoran
Maku
majorReconstructionCentury 19th century
materialUsed black stone
white stone
namedAfter Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
surface form: Saint Thaddeus
partOf Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
pilgrimageMonth July
region historic Armenian cultural region
religion Christianity
religiousAffiliation Armenian Apostolic Church
significantEvent rebuilt after earthquakes
significantReconstructionYear 1811
1819
traditionallyFoundedInCentury 1st century
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2008
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1262

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Iranian Azerbaijan hasCulturalHeritageSite Saint Thaddeus Monastery