Saint John Church of Sohrol

The Church of Saint John (Armenian: Սուրբ Յովհաննէս Եկեղեցի) is a 5th or 6th century Armenian Catholic church in Sohrol, Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. It was rebuilt in 1840 by Samson Makintsev (Sam Khan; member of Bogatyr Battalion) in brick on the older church foundation.[1] It was added to the Iran National Heritage List in 1968, with the registration ID 766.[2]

Interior of the church

Saint John Church
Saint John Church in Sohrol
Religion
Affiliation	Armenian Catholic Church
Rite	Armenian
Status	Abandoned
Location
Location	Sohrol, Iran
Shown within Iran
Geographic coordinates	38°18′00″N 46°11′52″E
Architecture
Style	Armenian
Completed	5th or 6th century, rebuilt 1840

A photograph of the church taken by Farzin Izaddoust Dar won first place in the 2020 Wiki Loves Monuments competition.[3] One of the jury members expressed their amazement at the geometric and jewel-like forms of the church surrounded by snow, which consequently made it look as if floating on a "space-time continuum/gravitational field."[4]