The 12th International Conference ‘Christianity in Azerbaijan: History and Modernity’ took place on April 10, 2025 at Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy.
Azerbaijan is a country in the South Caucasus region. Its population speaks a Turkic language and belongs mostly to Shiite Islam. Christianity came to Azerbaijan in the 4th century A.D. from the Byzantine Empire and formed a special structure, called church of Caucasian Albania. Since those ancient times, Christian faith has formed an important part of religious landscape of Southern Caucasus region.
This International Conference gathered a number of scholars and experts in interfaith contacts from Azerbaijan, the EU, the Russian Federation, the US, Canada, Great Britain and Turkey, to name but a few.
Ms. G. Seidova, representing the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, gave a talk dedicated to the role of the City of Chora (Derbent) in the history of Caucasian Albania and its Church.
The UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue is a member of the UNITWIN IDIU Network.