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The Latvian Orthodox Church (Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Baznīca) is an Eastern Orthodox church in Latvia, part of the wider Eastern Orthodoxy community.The primate of the church carries the title of Metropolitan of Riga and all Latvia (Latvian: Rīgas un visas Latvijas metropolīts).
The Latvian Orthodox Autonomous Church (Latvian: Latvijas Pareizticīgā Autonomā Baznīca [2]), or All Holy Orthodox Church of Latvia, [1] is a True Orthodox church in Latvia which is part of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church.
The Latvian Orthodox Church is then-semi-autonomous and has 400,000 members. [10] Orthodoxy predominates among the Latvian Russian population. As of 2022, the population of Jews in Latvia was 4,000, although some estimates are double this; [17] there are 1,000 Muslims in Latvia. [10] The neopagan Latvian ethnic religion is Dievturība.
The Saints Boris and Gleb Cathedral (Russian: Борисоглебский собор, [n 1] Latvian: Svēto Borisa un Gļeba pareizticīgo katedrāle) is the main Orthodox church in Daugavpils, Latvia. It can hold 5,000 people, being the biggest Orthodox church in Latvia. [1] [2]
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Pages in category "Eastern Orthodox churches in Latvia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921. Archbishop Jānis Pommers , a native Latvian, played a key part in the defence of the cathedral, including defence from the Latvian government which was extremely unfriendly to Orthodox Church in the first years of an independent Latvia.
The Cathedral of Sts Simeon and Anne (Latvian: Jelgavas Sv. Simeona un Sv. Annas pareizticīgo katedrāle, Russian: Собор Симеона и Анны), located at 12 Akadēmijas Street in Jelgava, is a cathedral of the Latvian Orthodox Church, one of four Orthodox cathedrals in Latvia.