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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.
Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms; German: Dom zu Riga) formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia.
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
In the 1880s the Orthodox Nativity Cathedral was built in Riga. However, it was always regarded suspiciously by the Lutheran Germanic nobles of the area; conversely the predominantly German character of the Lutheran Church in Latvia was a factor in the movement of some 40,000 Latvians from the Lutheran to the Orthodox Church.
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
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, Riga; Christ the Saviour Church, Riga; Church of Christ, Riga; Church of Jesus, Riga; Church of Luther, Riga; Church of the Cross, Riga; Church of the Resurrection, Riga
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 1847, correspondence began between the Bishop of Riga Filaret I and the civil authorities about the construction of an Orthodox church and the appointment of a special clergyman for the order of public charity held in a charitable institution at Alexander's height and working in nearby factories. Due to the refusal of the Synod (1848-1850 ...