What is it about?
In 1910, parts of Iran were under Russian occupation. In the occupied northwestern city of Tabriz, the French Catholic mission began to build a new church which today is one of the largest churches in the Middle East. This article locates the construction of this church in the urban history of Tabriz. It elucidates the geopolitical context of the city during a period of widespread social turmoil.
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Why is it important?
Introducing an array of primary sources in Persian and French, this paper contributes to the narrative of the Constitutional Revolution and the construction of religious institutions. It demonstrates the existing connections between institutions and individuals at different levels, during this period of turmoil.
Perspectives
Tracing the story of Tabriz Catholic church was like a discovery for me. Finding pieces of documents in different archives was like setting pieces of puzzle together. However, the more interesting part was the questions that led me to the analyses. I was also surprised how little we knew about the largest church in Iran.
Saghar Sadeghian
Willamette University
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This page is a summary of: Tabriz New Catholic Church: A Construction of Urban Constitutional Crisis (1908-1912), Iran and the Caucasus, March 2017, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/1573384x-90000006.
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