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The Nativity of Christ Cathedral is renowned for its icons, some of which were painted by Vasili Vereshchagin. During the First World War German troops occupied Riga and turned its largest Russian Orthodox cathedral into a Lutheran church. In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921.
A plaque marking Lutheran church property at Rīgas Doms (Riga Lutheran cathedral), Herdera laukums 6. Lutheran cathedrals in Latvia: Riga Cathedral in Riga; Holy Trinity Cathedral in Liepāja; Daugavpils Cathedral in Daugavpils
Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms; German: Dom zu Riga) formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga .
The Orthodox Church enjoyed some success in its missions among the Latvians due to its use of the Latvian language and by personal appeal of local Orthodox bishops who sought to support native Latvian inhabitants whose rights were limited by Baltic Germans. [3] In the 1880s the Orthodox Nativity Cathedral was built in Riga.
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ may refer to: Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Cairo , a Coptic Orthodox cathedral in the as-yet-unnamed New Administrative Capital, Egypt Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga , an Orthodox cathedral in Riga, Latvia
English: Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga, Latvia Русский: Собор Рождества Христова, Рига, Латвия This is a photo of cultural heritage monument of Latvia number
In 1523 it became the first Latvian language Lutheran church there. [1] In 1582 it was given to the Jesuits as part of the Counter-Reformation when Stephen Báthory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth gained control of Riga. In 1621 it was returned to the Lutherans after Gustav II Adolf of Sweden occupied Riga.
Riga Russian Theatre established. Nativity Cathedral built. 1887 – St. Paul's Lutheran Church built. 1889 – Riga – Lugazi Railway begins operating. [15] 1890 – Ludvigs Vilhelms Kerkoviuss becomes mayor. 1891 Church of Luther consecrated. [citation needed] Russian language becomes official language of Baltic provinces. 1892