St. Simon the Zealot Church

🕰️When was it built?

The church was completed in 1938, in the first Pahlavi era. Its founder and first priest was Ralph Norman Sharp, and it was built with the support of the Anglican Church.

🏛️What was it built for?

The building was made for Christian worship. The shape of its doors and stained-glass windows is close to the architecture of the old houses of Shiraz, which gives the building part of its local character.

👀What you will see

• The shallow brick vault that covers the prayer hall.
• Stained-glass windows with fine divisions, used throughout the building.

💡Something interesting

St. Simon the Zealot Church was added to Iran's National Heritage List on 16 March 2008 as number 21835. It is also known as the Zand Church of Shiraz.