A deaconess has been ordained for the first time in the last 100 years by the Armenian Church of Iran.

January 10, 2018, 15:02

Armenian Church of Iran has deaconess for first time in 100 years

STEPANAKERT, JANUARY 10, ARTSAKHPRESS:Ani Kristi Manvelian has been serving at the Church for about 15 years, and she was ordained a deaconess in the fall of 2017, the Armenian Diocese of Tehran informed.

“The Church law permits a virgin girl to be ordained a deaconess,” said the diocese representative. “In the history of Iran, however, this is the first case in the last 100 years that we have a deaconess.”