The Mighty Virgin of Tabriz
In Tabriz, a city with a deep Christian footprint in the north-west of Iran, the Latin Catholic community retains a temple under the Marian advocation of the Virgin Poderosa, attended by the Vincentian parents and belonging to the Archdiocese of Teheran-Ispahan. The historic Catholic building of the city was erected in 1912.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- It is the only Catholic church registered in Tabriz, within the Latin Archdiocese of Teheran-Ispahan.
- It is entrusted to the Congregation of Mission (Vincentians), heirs of the long Lazarist presence in Persia.
- The historic Catholic temple of Tabriz, built in 1912, features a brick façade about 30 meters high with the bell tower on a small balcony.
- It lives with the great Armenian Marian heritage of the city: the Armenian church of Santa Maria (1785) is the oldest and largest Christian temple in Tabriz.
Virgin Poderosa (Tabriz)
Discrete testimony of the Catholic faith in Iranian Azerbaijan, this Marian temple keeps alive the Latin presence in a city where Christianity sinks its roots in centuries of history.
Mighty Virgin, love your children from Tabriz. Pray for us.
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