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David Caspari was rector of the cathedral school in the late 17th century. His son Georg Caspari also served at the cathedral. Following a 1923 referendum the Lutheran Church had been forced to share the cathedral with the Roman Catholic Church, [1] but this was reversed in the 1931 Latvian Riga Cathedral referendum, returning it to the ...
St James's Cathedral (Latvian: Svētā Jēkaba katedrāle, German: Jakobskirche) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Riga in Latvia. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint James the Greater . The building is part of the Old Riga UNESCO World Heritage Site and lies directly opposite the House of the Livonian Noble Corporation , the meeting place of ...
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
The medieval archbishops are listed at Archbishopric of Riga. The following is a list of office holders since the restoration of the office. [7] The first, Kārlis Irbe, was bishop in charge; the others have all been titled Archbishop of Riga. 1922 - 1933 - Kārlis Irbe; 1933 - 1944 - Teodors Grīnbergs; 1948 - 1968 - Gustavs Tūrs
The first known Riga Cathedral organ was the largest in the world, but was lost in 1547 during a fire. In the 16th century, the Cathedral Church built a new organ, which sounded for 280 years. Jacob Raab made out of the damaged organ's remains a prospect in mannerism style with some baroque elements complemented later by other masters.
Riga Cathedral (Rīgas Doms) in the capital Riga was originally built in 1211. The main religion traditionally practiced in Latvia is Christianity . As of 2019 [update] , it is the largest religion (68.84%), [ 1 ] though only about 7% of the population attends religious services regularly.
Holy Trinity Cathedral (Latvian: Svētā Trīsvienības katedrāle) is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The cathedral is situated at the address 126 Krišjānis Barons Street.