Saint Nicholas Church of New Julfa, (
Armenian: Նոր Ջուղայի Սուրբ Նիկողայոս Հայրապետ Եկեղեցի,
Persian: کلیسای نیکوغایوس مقدس), is an
Armenian Apostolic church in
New Julfa,
Iran. It is located in Gharagel neighbourhood of New Julfa.
History
Saint Nicholas Church was built in 1630 and like
St. John and
St. Minas churches of New Julfa, was called St. Mary. It was renamed to St. Nicholas Church in 1779 when the right hand
relic of
St. Nicholas was brought here. In the courtyard, there is a chapel named after St. Stephen, built in 1774. There several tombstones in the courtyard, one of them belonging to Khoja Minas who was burnt alive by
Nader Shah. The church has been renovated in 1916 and 1955. [1]