St. Francis Church, Riga

St. Francis Church (Latvian: Svētā Franciska Romas katoļu baznīca) is a Roman Catholic church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 16 Katoļu Street in the Maskavas Forštate neighborhood.^[1] The building was consecrated in 1892 by Franciszek Albin Symon, the auxiliary bishop of Mohilev.^[2]

St. Francis Church
Rīgas Svētā Franciska baznīca
St. Francis Church
56°56′39.8″N 24°8′11.99″E
Location	Riga
Country	Latvia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Website
Architecture
Architect(s)	Florian von Viganovsky
Architectural type	Gothic Revival architecture
Years built	1
Groundbreaking	1889
Completed	1890
Specifications
Height	58 m

Gallery

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  St. Francis church in 2017
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  Conradin Kreutzer’s grave stone in the cemetery of St. Francis church in Riga. Die Gartenlaube (1868)
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  Conradin Kreutzer's grave in December 2014

References

1. Banga, Vita; Marina Levina; et al. (2007). Rīgas dievnami: Arhitektūra un māksla. (Riga's Churches: Architecture and Art) (in Latvian, German, English, and Russian). Riga: Zinātne, Apgads Mantojums. ISBN 978-9984-823-00-3. OCLC 217266501.
2. Broks, Jānis (2002) (in Latvian). Katolicisms Latvijā 800 Gados: 1186-1986, Vēsturisks Atskats (Catholicism in Latvia for 800 Years: 1186-1986, a Historical Retrospective), p. 258, ISBN 9984-619-40-0

External links

• Media related to St. Francis Church, Riga at Wikimedia Commons