Saint Saviour's Church

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British traders first established an Anglican church in Riga in 1822, holding their services in the RefomÄtu baznÄ«ca on MÄrstaļu iela. The present church, which was designed by Johann Daniel Felsko and opened in 1859, is built of English red bricks on a 30 cm layer of English soil that had been specially imported from the United Kingdom. It is on the site of the former Paul's bastion, which was removed in the 1850s. During Soviet rule, the church was desecrated and transformed into a students' club, cultural centre and recording studio. After renewed Latvian independence in 1991 the church was re-consecrated and now serves Riga's English-speaking ex-pat population, not only as a place of worship, but also as a day centre for the elderly and a soup kitchen.
Tags: Tour Travel Events Riga Latvia City of Saint Saviours Church 1822 1850 1859 19th Century RefomÄtu baznÄ«ca Johann Daniel Felsko

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