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In line with the common church naming traditions in Estonia, a traditionally Lutheran country, the Lutheran parish churches are usually listed by their locality name (e.g. "Aegviidu Church"), while churches of other denominations are listed either by their full name by their common name.
Under Estonian law it is the legal successor to the pre–World War II Estonian Orthodox Church, which in 1940 had over 210,000 members, three bishops, 156 parishes, 131 priests, 19 deacons, two monasteries, and a theological seminary; the majority of the members were ethnic Estonians.
Estonian Council of Churches (ECC; Estonian: Eesti Kirikute Nõukogu) is an Estonian organisation which unites and promotes co-operation between Christian churches and congregations in Estonia. [1] ECC president is Urmas Viilma. [2] ECC is an associate member of Conference of European Churches. [3]
The Estonian Church may refer to: The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church, also officially known as the Orthodox Church of ...
As a result of World War II, the church was left without active congregation, and the Soviet occupation regime handed the building over to local Baptists in 1950. [1] [2] The Baptist congregation continues to meet at St. Olaf's today. From 1944 until 1991, the Soviet KGB used St. Olaf's Church's spire as a radio tower and surveillance point. [3]
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 ...
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 ...
Exterior of the church West façade. Charles's Church (Estonian: Kaarli kirik) is a Lutheran church in Tallinn, Estonia, built 1862–1870 to plans by Otto Pius Hippius. It is Tallinn's grandest 19th-century church. [1] Tõnismägi hill has been the location of a chapel probably since the 14th century.