St. John's Lutheran Church - Tallinn, Estonia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 59° 26.021 E 024° 44.697
35V E 372091 N 6590512
St. John's Church is known as Jaani Kirik in Estonian and was opened in 1867.
Waymark Code: WMFF8Q
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 10/10/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 20
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This church is located on the edge of Tallinn's Freedom Square...opposite the Victory Column commemorating the Estonian War of Independence 1918–1920.
Wikipedia (visit link) adds:

"St. John's Church, Tallinn ... is a large Lutheran parish church in Tallinn, Estonia. It is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, a disciple of Jesus Christ and author of the fourth Christian Gospel. Construction began in 1862, and the church was opened in 1867...
From the time of the Reformation, Estonia's primary religious tradition has been Lutheranism, with a catholic polity, and episcopal government. The national church of Estonia is the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, of which St John's is a parish church. The motivation for construction was the large size of the existing congregation at the neighbouring Holy Spirit (sometimes translated 'Holy Ghost') parish church, which by the mid-nineteenth century numbered more than 14,000 members. Fundraising began in 1851 to provide a new parish church in the expanding suburbs of the 'new' town of Tallinn, at the lower level below the ancient hill-top city settlement (the Toompea). From September 1862 local craftsmen worked on construction, and the church was consecrated on 17 December 1867."

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Active Church: Yes

School on property: No

Date Built: 01/01/1867

Service Times: Sunday at 10.00

Website: [Web Link]
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