Church of St. Simon the Zealot

Church of St. Simon the Zealot
Church of St. Simon the Zealot, Shiraz
Religion
AffiliationAnglican Communion, Church Mission Society
StatusActive
Location
LocationShiraz, Iran
Church of St. Simon the Zealot is located in Iran
Church of St. Simon the Zealot
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates29°37′12″N 52°32′06″E / 29.61988272°N 52.53486961°E / 29.61988272; 52.53486961
Architecture
StylePersian
Completed1938 [1]

Church of Simon the Zealot, is an Anglican church in Shiraz, Iran. It is located on Zand Avenue in Shiraz, next to Shiraz Christian Mission Hospital.

History

Church Missionary Society (CMS) was active in Persia from 1869, when the Revd. Robert Bruce established a mission station in New Julfa. [2] In 1938, the Church of St. Luke was consecrated in Shiraz by Revd. Ralph Norman Sharp.[3] It is currently one of four active Anglican churches in Iran, the others are St. Paul Church [fa] in Tehran, St. Luke Church in Isfahan and St. Paul Church in New Julfa. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shiraz". britannica.com.
  2. ^ "The New Mission to Persia". Church Mission Society Periodicals.
  3. ^ Simpson, St John. "The Reverend Ralph Norman Sharp: A Short Appreciation". academia.edu.
  4. ^ "The Jerusalem and the Middle East Church Association". jmeca.org.uk.


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