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The church is an active place of worship, with more than a thousand registered members, and public worship every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening. It is also a popular tourist venue, and is regularly open to visitors when guides are available. The church is also used as a concert venue, due to
224:. It continued as a parish church of the reformed Evangelical Lutheran Church. From 1587 there was further expansion of the church, in stages. The church suffered severe damage in Riga's great city fire of 31 May 1677, but was repaired, with a new spire added. 259: 384: 271: 587: 543: 72: 808: 779: 518: 647: 617: 479: 377: 652: 193:, and a stained glass window depicting the saint, to the right (south) of the high altar. The window, with others, was installed around 1900. 320: 174: 671: 642: 632: 44: 563: 637: 602: 494: 607: 454: 370: 627: 622: 772: 533: 444: 597: 803: 523: 687: 474: 469: 244: 612: 558: 553: 538: 528: 489: 464: 414: 765: 499: 449: 251: 283: 798: 701: 459: 439: 202: 28: 548: 697: 582: 573: 190: 592: 434: 424: 124: 220:. It was extended around 1330, and continued as a Dominican chapel and parish church until 1523, and the 189:
and contains several art works related to the saint, including a large painting on the north side of the
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This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Latvia is a
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Rīgas dievnami: Arhitektūra un māksla. Riga's Churches. Architecture and Art
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took responsibility for the original small chapel and dedicated it to
343:"Riga St John's Church", by Ojars Sparitis, privately published 2006. 213: 170: 117: 397: 166: 107: 366: 356: 177:. The church is situated at the address 24 Skārņu Street. 753: 711: 680: 661: 572: 508: 404: 135: 123: 113: 103: 21: 773: 378: 233:its large size and good acoustic properties. 51: 8: 780: 766: 385: 371: 363: 265:The interior looking toward the high altar 27: 18: 156:Svētā Jāņa Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca 300: 240: 201:The church is built on the site of the 311:; Marina Levina; et al. (2007). 175:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia 7: 809:Latvian building and structure stubs 738: 736: 277:Looking north west toward the organ 588:Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady 14: 740: 282: 270: 258: 243: 50: 43: 289:The high altar and chancel area 173:. It is a parish church of the 672:Grebenstchikov House of Prayer 209:(thirteenth century). In 1234 1: 648:Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady 752:. 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St. John's Church is located in Riga
56°56′51.09″N 24°6′38.90″E / 56.9475250°N 24.1108056°E / 56.9475250; 24.1108056
Riga
Latvia
Denomination
Lutheran
Roman Catholicism
Latvian
Lutheran
church
Riga
Latvia
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
St John the Baptist
crossing
bishop's palace
Albert of Riga
Dominican
friars
John the Baptist
Reformation
View from St. Peter's Church
St. Peter's Church
The interior looking toward the high altar
Looking north west toward the organ
The high altar and chancel area
Banga, Vita
ISBN
978-9984-823-00-3

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