St.Joseph of Arimathea Church Review

Iran is known to be an Islamic state, but there is a church in Isfahan, built by Armenians who fled to Iran when the Armenian massacre was committed. The shape looks like a mosque, but there are exquisite murals inside. The ticket is about 40 RMB. It is like entering a boundary that allows you to cross into the Middle Ages.

The Wonke church is not very big, the murals inside are beautiful. It really feels amazing to have a church in the Islamic State home. Arabs can hardly see it here, and there are many foreigners working in Iran, so there are not many churches.

The Vanke Catholic Church, also known as the Sisters of the Savior, was relocated from the city of Zhorfa by the emperor's orders in early days under the rule of the emperor, and the church was built in 1606-1655 with the encouragement of the emperor. The exterior features many elements of Islamic architecture, but looks simpler, the interior is gorgeous, blending the dome and tile inlay of Islamic architecture, and is hung with exquisite paintings and reliefs, blending both Islamic and Catholic styles. The interior of the church is comparable to the murals in the 40 pillars of the palace, magnificent, all classic biblical stories, angels, the birth of the Holy Child, the miracles of Jesus, the Last Supper, the crucifixion and so on. Christianity and Islam are living together here, the beauty of harmony ~ to the left of the church is a museum, the artifacts of the Armenians, the history of the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkey in 1915, uh, there are a lot of things we don't know about the world, 1.5 million, A nation was almost destroyed. The treasure of the town hall is the smallest Bible in the world. Porcelain from China ~ a Bible is carved on the hair ~

Built in 1606 and with 400 years of history, the Vangk Cathedral is a Catholic church of the Armenian people of Iran. In the history of Isfahan, when Abbas the Great was in power to build the new capital of Isfahan, tens of thousands of Armenians who knew various skills. The Armenian apostolic church Christian culture took root in Isfahan, and they built several churches, the most beautiful of which was this Wonk main church. After arriving at the Vonke Cathedral, purchase tickets for 200,000 riyals per person to enter the visit, and many Western tourists have arrived. Outside the church gate, a statue of an Armenian full body stands outside the small facade. Although this church belongs to the Christian church of Armenians, the architectural style is still integrated into the local style of Iran. As for the Armenians in Iran, there are also massacres that Armenians have encountered in that year. This is what we learned during our visit to Iran. Walking into the churchyard, you see the tall church draped in the sun, and there is a circular record disc on the wall of the courtyard, carved with time rings and text introductions, which should be a record of the Armenians who were massacred. The most striking of the rings was 1915, which accounted for almost 40% of the disk, and should have been the year the massacre of the most Armenian compatriots. Entering the cathedral, beneath the tall dome, the walls were covered with huge murals. Under the dome and tile set of Islamic architecture, the colorful picture is a Christian picture, and this multicultural blend is also one of the characteristics of this church. The colorful characters are detailed, and these murals reflect Christianity, which are just a lively look for those of us who don't understand Christianity. Except for the Virgin, the Son and the Cross, we are familiar with them, the others are understandable. Western visitors standing inside the mosque listened to the guide's introduction with interest. We felt the majestic architecture and grandeur of the mosque from a macro perspective, while watching the coffin and tombstones swaying around the mosque from a micro perspective. There are more than a dozen tombstones around the mosque, large and small, and it should be non-idle people who can be buried here. There is also a museum next to the cathedral, and there are two busts of figures from the 5th century AD standing at the door. Entering the first floor of the interior is the hall, with pictures and texts and Maoga physical way to introduce the collection of historical relics in Isfahan of various periods of historical relics, in addition to the routine unearthed cultural relics, there are kings and queens of the crown. In the entrance stands prominently documenting the 1915 massacre, there are television shows, old photographs, and many national flags. It seems that during the years of the massacre of the Armenian people, they were also wandering around the world, and their neighbor Iran was a natural refuge. There is also a Holocaust memorial in the cathedral's courtyard, where the church and the bell tower can be included in the camera lens.

Although it is a church, it is full of Islamic architectural styles, and even if there are murals about biblical stories everywhere in the church, you can still see the most common patterns in Islamic architecture. The murals in the inner room are really too dense and dazzling. The exterior is very rustic.

Many cities in the Middle East have a Christian district, in Isfahan called Jolfa, the Armenian district. There is a main church and a cemetery for Christians to use. In the main church courtyard there is a museum, two floors, not big, the exhibit is quite interesting, like the two tiger heads (or dog heads?) of the porcelain, I don't know what to do, we studied for a long time, no results. The streets of the Armenian district are more regular than the center of Isfahan, a bit European, but I love the appearance of the old city of Isfahan. Although it is a Christian district, it is still very persistent for women's headscarf. At dinner, the hijab slipped, and the restaurant clerk pointed out that I had to wear the hijab, which was really shocked.