St. Thaddeus Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Thaddeus is an Armenian monastery in a mountainous area of West Azerbaijan province, Iran. 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.
- Armenian Apostolic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,850 metres (6,060 feet)
- Description: A church near the city of Chaldran, Iranian national heritage, World Heritage Site
- Also known as“Church of Saint Thaddeus”“Kare Kilise”“Monastery of Saint Thaddeus”“Qare Kelisa”“Saint Thaddeus Monastery”
Villages in the Area
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Qareh Kelisa
Qareh Kelisa is a village in Baba Jik Rural District…
Qermezdash
Qermezdash is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural…
4 km west of St. Thaddeus Monastery
Abarabashi
Abarabashi is a village in Chaldoran-e Shomali Rural…
4½ km north of St. Thaddeus Monastery
St. Thaddeus Monastery
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Latitude
39.09229° or 39° 5′ 32″ north
Longitude
44.54439° or 44° 32′ 40″ east
Open location code
8HF63GRV+WQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = church
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = armenian_apostolic
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“St. Thaddeus Monastery” goes by many names.
دير القديس تداوسArabic
Ավագ վանքArmenian
Արտալի վանքArmenian
Ծործորի վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Թադեի վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Թադեոս Առաքելոց վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Թադևոս վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Թադևոսի վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Թադէոս վանքArmenian
Սուրբ Թադէոսի վանքArmenian
Müqəddəs Faddey monastırıAzerbaijani
Müqəddəs Taddeus monastırıAzerbaijani
圣达太修道院Chinese
聖賽迪斯修院Chinese
Samostan sv. TadejaCroatian
Samostan Svetog TadejaCroatian
Samostan Svetog TadeosaCroatian
Qara KelisaDutch
Qera KelisaDutch
Zwarte KerkDutch
Monaĥejo de Sankta TadeoEsperanto
Pyhän Taddeuksen luostariFinnish
Taddeuksen luostariFinnish
წმინდა თადეოზის მონასტერიGeorgian
Μοναστήρι του Αγίου ΘαδδαίουGreek
Μονή του Αγίου ΘαδδαίουGreek
מנזר תדאוס הקדושHebrew
Biara Santo ThaddeusIndonesian
Monasteri Santo TadeusIndonesian
Monastero di San TaddeoItalian
聖タデウス修道院Japanese
Ыйык Тадеус монастырыKirghiz
Ыйык Тадеус чиркөөсүKirghiz
Šv. Tado vienuolynasLithuanian
Šventojo Tado vienuolynasLithuanian
Гэгээн Таддеус хийдMongolian
Гэгээн Таддеусын хийдMongolian
قره کلیساPersian
کلیسای تادئوس مقدسPersian
کلیسای طاطاووسPersian
Klasztor św. TadeuszaPolish
Monaster św. TadeuszaPolish
Monastyr Świętego TadeuszaPolish
Монастырь Святого ФаддеяRussian
Манастир Светог ТадејаSerbian
Манастир Светог Тадеја (Азербејџан)Serbian
Samostan sv. TadejaSerbo-Croatian
Samostan Svetog TadejaSerbo-Croatian
قارا کیلیساSouth Azerbaijani
Sankt TaddeusklostretSwedish
Sankt Thaddeus klosterSwedish
Aziz Thaddeus ManastırıTurkish
Kara KiliseTurkish
Монастир Святого ТадеяUkrainian
Ս. Թադէի ՎանքWestern Armenian
Ս. Թադէի վանքըWestern Armenian
Սուրբ Թադէի ՎանքWestern Armenian
Սուրբ Թադէոս Առաքեալի վանքWestern Armenian
Sint-TaddéuskleasterWestern Frisian
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