{"id":6178,"date":"2020-05-06T00:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialexplorer.com\/?p=6178"},"modified":"2020-05-06T00:51:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:21:20","slug":"the-church-of-saint-mary-in-urmia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/specialexplorer.com\/?p=6178","title":{"rendered":"The church of Saint Mary in Urmia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The church of Saint Mary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"The early Christians could not preach their ideology in Roman Empire for many years, so they decided to leave their homelands for a country in which they could live in peace and without any fear of non-Christians.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In that time the Empire of Parthians in Persia let everybody have his or her religion and ideology that\u2019s why the earliest churches were founded in Persia in Urmia and Armenia by the earliest immigrants Christian who had found there the best place to achieve their dreamy life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The church of Saint Mary in the heart of Urmia was the first place for those Christians who had been searching for a new era. An ancient Mithraism temple which changed to a new born church. <\/strong><\/p>\n

There were many Mithraism temple not only in Persia but also all around the world which received many Christians and helped them develop their ideology. It is believed that this church which was found in 37 A.C was the first church not only in Persia but also worldwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Even nowadays when you enter this church, you find yourself in an ancient temple with so many elements of Mithraism like small doors, confession alter, praying alter etc. Mithraism and its followers embraced the earliest Christians all around the world and gave them many ideological concepts and let them grow in any aspect. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Visiting this church let you know the life style of early Christians in those days and give you a sense of simplicity and peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do not miss visiting the pure divinity in Urmia.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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