University of Tehran, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies Iranian Journal for the History of Islamic Civilization 2228-7906 45 1 2012 03 20 Cultural and Social Activities of Carmelites in Safavid Iran Cultural and Social Activities of Carmelites in Safavid Iran 63 79 55327 10.22059/jhic.2012.55327 FA ُSeyed Ahmadreza Khizri Professor in History & of Civilization of Islamic Nations, University of Tehran, Iran Azam Foladipanah M.A. in History & of Civilization of Islamic Nations, University of Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2012 12 22 The presence of European missionaries in Iran was the important issue in the history of the Safavid. One of the most important groups of missionaries was Carmelites who came to Iran to try to spread the Catholic faith in this country.They came to Iran during the rule of Shah Abbas I apparently to create an alliance between Iran and the Christian countries of Europe against the Ottoman and indeed to promote Catholicism. Carmelites who were always supported by the Safavid kings, could had a continuous presence in Iran by the end of the Safavid era and even after that. The Carmelites’s Presence and activities in Iran, including the establishment of first printing-house in Isfahan, translation of Christian Texts, compilation of bilingual dictionaries, establishment of misionary certres and hospice had many political, cultural, social and religious consequences. These activities had more benefits for West and led to greater cognition by European governments of Iran. Because of their religious beliefs, Muslim Iranians had little interaction with Carmelites missionaries. The presence of European missionaries in Iran was the important issue in the history of the Safavid. One of the most important groups of missionaries was Carmelites who came to Iran to try to spread the Catholic faith in this country.They came to Iran during the rule of Shah Abbas I apparently to create an alliance between Iran and the Christian countries of Europe against the Ottoman and indeed to promote Catholicism. Carmelites who were always supported by the Safavid kings, could had a continuous presence in Iran by the end of the Safavid era and even after that. The Carmelites’s Presence and activities in Iran, including the establishment of first printing-house in Isfahan, translation of Christian Texts, compilation of bilingual dictionaries, establishment of misionary certres and hospice had many political, cultural, social and religious consequences. These activities had more benefits for West and led to greater cognition by European governments of Iran. Because of their religious beliefs, Muslim Iranians had little interaction with Carmelites missionaries. https://jhic.ut.ac.ir/article_55327_695bf6572f3d684d25fdcdc9471ec794.pdf