The Dominican province of Ireland agreed to establish a community in Tehran.

They rented a house near Tehran University in Professor Brown Street.

On 23 May 1966 the new Dominican House and Church of Saint Abraham was opened in Jamalzadeh Shomali Street.

[2] Abraham is Father in Faith of three religions, Christianity, Islam and Judaism.

By choosing Abraham as the patron of the church, the Dominicans signaled their wish for it to become a place of study, encounter, and understanding between people of different faiths.