Besides its association with the wizard priest, this church is known for its magnificent centuries-old murals and a Persian stone cross with Pahlavi inscriptions. Step inside the church and one ...

Better known among local residents as the Church of Saint Paraskeva, the church hides a rare depiction of the White Angel—a ...

the large cross at the altar of the church in the center was actually sitting directly in front of the mural in a large stone as if part of the scene. The mural was covered up with sheetrock ...