Category Archives: Armenian Churches in Asia
India
History Armenians had trading relations with several parts of India, and by the 7th century a few Armenian settlements had appeared in Kerala, an Indian state located on the Malabar Coast. Armenians controlled a large part of the international trade … Continue reading
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Armenian Apostolic Church of St. John the Baptist
Within the Persian Empire, Armenians were deported in large numbers to New Julfa, on the outskirts of Isfahan, early in the seventeenth century. Many pushed on to India and Southeast Asia in the eighteenth century, as conditions turned against them. … Continue reading
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Church of the Holy Resurrection
The last of the Armenians in Dhaka, Bangladesh [September 01, 2008] Dyuti Monishita follows the trail of Dhaka’s Armenian Church and unravels the history of the community of Armenian traders who settled on the banks of the Buriganga before the … Continue reading
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Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator Singapore
The History The Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator is the first Christian church built in Singapore in 1835. Designed by Irish architect, George D. Coleman, it is considered as one of his masterpieces. As the number of … Continue reading
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