St. Thaddeus Monastery

The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus is an Armenian monastery in a mountainous area of , . Although much of the present structure was erected by Crown Prince Abbas Mirza in 1811, the monastery is one of the oldest church buildings in the world.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
  • Description: A church near the city of Chaldran, Iranian national heritage, World Heritage Site
  • Also known as: “Aziz Thaddeus Manastırı”, “Biara Santo Thaddeus”, “Church of Saint Thaddeus”, “Église Qara Kelissa”, “Kare Kilise”, “Klasztor św. Tadeusza”, “Monastère Saint Thaddée”, “Monastery of Saint Thaddeus”, “Müqəddəs Taddeus monastırı”, “Pyhän Taddeuksen luostari”, “Qara-Kelissa”, “Qare Kelisa”, “Qera Kelisa”, “Saint Thaddeus Monastery”, “Samostan sv. Tadeja”, “Samostan Svetog Tadeosa”, “Sankt Thaddeus kloster”, “Šventojo Tado vienuolynas”, “Thaddäuskloster”, “Zwarte Kerk”, “Μονή του Αγίου Θαδδαίου”, “Гэгээн Таддеус хийд”, “Ыйык Тадеус монастыры”, “Սուրբ Թադեի վանք”, “Սուրբ Թադևոս վանք”, “Սուրբ Թադէոս վանք”, “قره کلیسا”, and “کلیسای طاطاووس”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qareh Kelisa and Qermezdash.

Village
is a village in Baba Jik Rural District…

Village
is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural… is situated 4 km west of St. Thaddeus Monastery.

Village
is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural… is situated 4½ km north of St. Thaddeus Monastery.

St. Thaddeus Monastery

Latitude
39.09229° or 39° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.54439° or 44° 32′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,848 metres (6,063 feet)
Open location code
8HF63GRV+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238740637
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­armenian_apostolic
Geo­Names ID
6942008
Wiki­data ID
Q842826
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“St. Thaddeus Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس تداوس”
  • Armenian: “Ավագ վանք”
  • Armenian: “Արտալի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Ծործորի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադեոս Առաքելոց վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադևոսի վանք”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Faddey monastırı”
  • Chinese: “圣达太修道院”
  • Chinese: “聖賽迪斯修院”
  • Croatian: “Samostan svetog Tadeja”
  • Croatian: “Samostan Svetog Tadeja”
  • Dutch: “Qara Kelisa”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo de Sankta Tadeo”
  • Finnish: “Taddeuksen luostari”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Thaddée”
  • French: “Saint-Thaddée”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა თადეოზის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Sankt Thaddäus”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι του Αγίου Θαδδαίου”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר תדאוס הקדוש”
  • Indonesian: “Monasteri Santo Tadeus”
  • Italian: “Monastero di San Taddeo”
  • Japanese: “聖タデウス修道院”
  • Kirghiz: “Ыйык Тадеус чиркөөсү”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Tado vienuolynas”
  • Mongolian: “Гэгээн Таддеусын хийд”
  • Persian: “کلیسای تادئوس مقدس”
  • Polish: “Monaster św. Tadeusza”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Świętego Tadeusza”
  • Portuguese: “Monastério de São Tadeu”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro de São Tadeu”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Фаддея”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светог Тадеја (Азербејџан)”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Светог Тадеја”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Samostan svetog Tadeja”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Samostan Svetog Tadeja”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قارا کیلیسا”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Tadeo”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Taddeusklostret”
  • Turkish: “Kara Kilise”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Тадея”
  • Western Armenian: “Ս. Թադէի Վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Ս. Թադէի վանքը”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադէի Վանք”
  • Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Թադէոս Առաքեալի վանք”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Taddéuskleaster”

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