Church of St. Simon the Zealot

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Church of St. Simon the Zealot
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Church of St. Simon the Zealot, Shiraz
Religion
Affiliation Anglican Communion, Church Mission Society
StatusActive
Location
Location Shiraz, Iran
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Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates 29°37′12″N52°32′06″E / 29.61988272°N 52.53486961°E / 29.61988272; 52.53486961
Architecture
Style Persian
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.

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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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