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expelled the inhabitants of the region in 1604, and the monastery was abandoned. After 1650, the Safavids reoccupied the region and the abandoned monastery was restored in the latter part of the 17th century.
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rulers continued to protect the Armenians, and encouraged the rebuilding of the Saint Stepanos Monastery between 1819 and 1825.
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protected the Armenians, but the region was at the center of the conflicts with the
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At the beginning of the 18th century, the region came under the expansion of the
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first founded a church at the site around AD 62, under the reign of the
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Ancient, medieval, and historical Armenian churches and monasteries
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The monastery underwent several restorations in the 20th century.
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in 1513. The monastery gradually declined in the 16th century.
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monastery located about 15 km northwest of the city of
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A. Bruke, V. Maxwell, I. Shearer, Iran, Lonely Planet, 2012
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Reliefs on a wall inside the Saint Stepanos - Monastery.
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Following the conquest of the region by the Mongols of
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era, after being damaged through wars and earthquakes.
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Interior of the dome of the Saint Stepanos Monastery.
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The upper coverings of the Saint Stepanos Monastery.
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Index


Affiliation
Armenian Apostolic Church
East Azarbaijan
Iran
Saint Stepanos Monastery is located in Iran
Geographic coordinates
38°58′45.75″N 45°28′23.71″E / 38.9793750°N 45.4732528°E / 38.9793750; 45.4732528
Style
Armenian architecture
UNESCO World Heritage Site
session
1262
Western Asia
Armenian
Persian
Armenian
Julfa
East Azarbaijan
Iran
Araxes
Nakhchivan
Safavid
Armenian Monastic Ensembles of Iran
World Heritage List


Bartholomew the Apostle
Parthian Empire
Seljuks

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