Pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus Armenian Church in Iran attracts thousands

15:10 06/07/2013 » SOCIETY

More than 3,000 people participated in the annual pilgrimage to St.
Thaddeus Armenian Church in Iran, Tehran-based Armenian newspaper Alik
reported.

According to the newspaper, for 59 years in a row, in July, thousands
of Armenians have made a pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus Church in Iran’s
West Azerbaijan province.

Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Atrpatakan, Supreme Archimandrite
Grigor Chiftchyan conducted a service today at St. Thaddeus Church,
attended by representatives of Armenian Dioceses of Tehran and
Isfahan, the report said.

Source: Panorama.am