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Iran: Christian minority welcomes 2021 with mass in Tehran03:06
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Tehran's Armenian Christian minority welcomed 2021 by holding a mass in the city's St. Sarkis cathedral on Friday.

Armenian Christians represent one per cent of the total population in Iran, the majority of whom live in the capital.

The New Years' service is one of the greatest events for the Armenian Apostolic Church, which follows the Orthodox calendar.

Iran: Christian minority welcomes 2021 with mass in Tehran

Iran, Islamic Republic of, Tehran
January 1, 2021 at 15:22 GMT +00:00 · Published

Tehran's Armenian Christian minority welcomed 2021 by holding a mass in the city's St. Sarkis cathedral on Friday.

Armenian Christians represent one per cent of the total population in Iran, the majority of whom live in the capital.

The New Years' service is one of the greatest events for the Armenian Apostolic Church, which follows the Orthodox calendar.

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NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV

Description

Tehran's Armenian Christian minority welcomed 2021 by holding a mass in the city's St. Sarkis cathedral on Friday.

Armenian Christians represent one per cent of the total population in Iran, the majority of whom live in the capital.

The New Years' service is one of the greatest events for the Armenian Apostolic Church, which follows the Orthodox calendar.

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