Convent of Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine Convent of New Julfa, is an Armenian Apostolic church in New Julfa, Iran. It is located in Charsou neighbourhood of New Julfa, next to St. John the Baptist Church.Photo: Arpourabedin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Armenian Apostolic
- Description: convent in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
- Also known as: “Gusanats Monastery”, “Katharine Church”, “Kusanats Monastery”, “Saint Catherine Convent”, “Sourp Gadarinian Convent”, “St. Catherine Convent”, and “Surb Katarinyan Convent”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Nerses the Great and Church of Saint Minas.
Church of Saint Nerses the Great
Church
Saint Nerses the Great Church of New Julfa, is an Armenian Apostolic church in New Julfa, Iran. It is located in Kocher neighbourhood of New Julfa, next to the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rosary. Church of Saint Nerses the Great is situated 220 metres southwest of Convent of Saint Catherine.
Church of Saint Minas
Church
Saint Minas Church of New Julfa, is an Armenian Apostolic church in New Julfa, Iran. It is located in Davrezh neighbourhood of New Julfa. Church of Saint Minas is situated 440 metres west of Convent of Saint Catherine.
Holy Bethlehem Church
Church
Photo: Antoinetav, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Bethlehem Church of New Julfa, also Bedkhem Church, is an Armenian Apostolic church in the New Julfa quarter in Isfahan, Iran. One of the most important historical churches of the city, it belongs to the Abbas I era. Holy Bethlehem Church is situated 800 metres northeast of Convent of Saint Catherine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.
Isfahan
Photo: Gire 3pich2005, CC0.
Isfahan is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of Isfahan Province. Due to its beautiful hand-painted tiling and magnificent public square, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Jey Shir
Neighborhood
Jey Shir is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,972, in 519 families. Jey Shir is situated 8 km east of Convent of Saint Catherine.
Kalamkharan
Neighborhood
Kalamkhvaran is a village in Jey Rural District, in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 697, in 189 families. Kalamkharan is situated 9 km east of Convent of Saint Catherine.
Convent of Saint Catherine
- Categories: priory, cultural property, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Isfahan, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.63205° or 32° 37′ 55″ northLongitude
51.65092° or 51° 39′ 3″ eastElevation
1,573 metres (5,161 feet)Open location code
8H4HJMJ2+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 165558221OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=armenian_apostolicGeoNames ID
13608176Wikidata ID
Q5888344
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Armenian—“Convent of Saint Catherine” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կուսանաց վանք”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Կատարինյան մենաստան”
- Italian: “virgin mary Armenia monastery”
- Persian: “کلیسای کاتارینه”
- Western Armenian: “Սուրբ Կատարինեան մենաստան”
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