churches

St. Mary Church, Urmia St. Mary Church (Aramaic: ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܥܕܬܐ‎, Persian: کلیسای ننه مریم‎), is an ancient Assyrian church located in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. Current old building of the church belongs to Sasanian era and its interior design is a combination of Sasanian and Arsacid architecture. A Chinese princess, who contributed to its reconstruction in 642 AD, has her name engraved on a stone […]