St._Francis_Church,_Riga

St. Francis Church, Riga

St. Francis Church, Riga

Church in Riga, Latvia

St. Francis Church (Latvian: Svētā Franciska Romas katoļu baznīca) is a Roman Catholic church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 16 Katoļu Street in the Maskavas Forštate neighborhood.[1] The building was consecrated in 1892 by Franciszek Albin Symon, the auxiliary bishop of Mohilev.[2]

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  • St. Francis church in 2017
  • Conradin Kreutzer’s grave stone in the cemetery of St. Francis church in Riga. Die Gartenlaube (1868)
  • Conradin Kreutzer's grave in December 2014

References

  1. [1]
    Banga, Vita; Marina Levina; et al. (2007). Rīgas dievnami: Arhitektūra un māksla. (Riga's Churches: Architecture and Art) (in Latvian, German, English, and Russian). Riga: Zinātne, Apgads Mantojums. ISBN 978-9984-823-00-3. OCLC 217266501.
  2. [2]
    Broks, Jānis (2002) (in Latvian). Katolicisms Latvijā 800 Gados: 1186-1986, Vēsturisks Atskats (Catholicism in Latvia for 800 Years: 1186-1986, a Historical Retrospective), p. 258, ISBN 9984-619-40-0


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