St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

Kuressaare, Estonia

The Church of St. Nicholas with its two cupolas represents the late Classicism building style. It was completed in 1790 to replace the earlier wooden church. Interior is very bare with iconostasis made in 1700-1800s.

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Founded: 1790
Category: Religious sites in Estonia
Historical period: Part of the Russian Empire (Estonia)

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4.9/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Leonid Romanov (8 months ago)
Church of St. Nicholas in Kuressaare Kuressaare Püha Nikolai kirik 1784 "The Vice-Governor of Saaremaa (1783–1797) Balthasar von Campenhausen (1745–1800) announced the decision of Empress Catherine II to build a new stone church in the town of Arensburg in Saaremaa with 1,205 inhabitants. 1785. 11,600 rubles were allocated for the construction of the temple. Necessary drawings prepared by Matthias Shons, architect of the governor of Livonia. The new stone church of St. Nicholas in Arensburg was consecrated on September 22, 1790 (according to the old style) by the Archbishop of Pskov and Riga Nevinovny. The three-nave limestone church in the late classicism style faces the courtyard due to the position of the end wall from the altar. overlooks the main street of the city. Restoration work, begun in the first decade of the 21st century to preserve the shrine, was large-scale; work of this scale had not been carried out at once since the construction of the temple. In 2007-2008, the helmet of the bell tower was restored, in 2008-2009, the vestibule tower as a whole, the brick part of which was partially rebuilt. 2012. In 2008, the roofs of the meeting hall and altar room were restored, new copper roofing, new drainage systems and lightning protection were installed. 2013. in 2014, the facade and doors of the bell tower were restored. all windows were restored in [1], 2015. in interior doors, 2016. chairs in the parish hall. The roof beams of the Church of St. Nicholas in Kuressaare were gilded, and trees that threatened the preservation of the architectural monument were removed."
ig melly (2 years ago)
Maria and Father Paul were absolutely amazing!!! So welcoming and full of love and light. Thank you for the blessing of my pregnancy.
Miķelis Šēfers (2 years ago)
Very good to smoke inside
Maija Gailite (2 years ago)
A well-maintained Orthodox church
Anna Lutsenko (2 years ago)
Great church! Wonderful employees and parishioners? The walls are saturated with spirituality? God's help and grace ?
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