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Under Estonian law, another church – the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church (Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik) – is the legal successor to the pre-World War II Estonian Orthodox Church, which in 1940 had had over 210,000 faithful, three bishops, 156 parishes, 131 priests, 19 deacons, two monasteries, and a theological seminary, the majority of ...
Saint Catherine's Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Võru.. Little is known about the history of the church in the area until the 17th and 18th centuries, when many Old Believers fled there from Russia to avoid the liturgical reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon of Moscow.
Eastern Orthodoxy in Estonia is practiced by 16.5% of the population as of 2011, making it the most identified religion and Christian denomination in this majority-secular state after surpassing Lutheran Christianity with 9.1% (which was previously 13.6% in 2000 census) [1] for first time in country's modern history.
The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox is dominated by ethnic Estonians whereas the majority of the Estonian Orthodox Church are ethnic Russians. [15] The communication and cooperation between the believers of the two Orthodox communities in Estonia is a social practice and occurs at the individual level. [15]
Estonian Orthodox Church may refer to: Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, an autonomous church subordinate to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople; Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, a semi-autonomous diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church; Eastern Orthodoxy in Estonia, the development of Eastern Orthodox ...
Estonian Orthodox: 1904: Tartu: Dedicated to the dormition of the Mother of God. Also called the "Uspenski Cathedral". Seat of the Bishop of Tartu of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. St Alexander's Church, Tartu: Estonian Orthodox: 1914: Tartu
St. Simeon's and St. Anne's Cathedral Church (Estonian: Tallinna Püha Siimeoni ja Naisprohvet Hanna kirik, lit. 'Church of St. Simeon and the Prophetess Anna in Tallinn') is an Eastern Orthodox church in Tallinn, Estonia. [1] Construction of the original church on the site began in c. 1752, and it was consecrated in 1755. It was remodelled and ...
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Tallinn (Estonian: Tallinna Nikolai kirik) is an Orthodox church in Tallinn, Estonia. The church is named after Saint Nicholas. The church is chosen one of the Estonian cultural monuments being both architectural monument and historical monument. [1] The church is built during 1820–1827, it was designed by Luigi ...