Iranian Christians have celebrated birthday of Jesus Christ at Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran.

Iran Press /Iran news: Iran's Armenian Christian community held a ceremony at Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Saturday evening to celebrate the New Year 2019.

During the ceremony, special prayers were said and candles were lit. This was also a chance for some to pose with Santa.

Saint Sarkis Cathedral is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran, Iran, completed in 1970 and named after Saint Sarkis the Warrior.

It is the cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Tehran, one of three Armenian dioceses in Iran, whose prelate is archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan.

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New Year celebration at Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran
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