Lost building or monument · 1944
Narva's Swedish cathedral
On Viru Street in old Narva stood the Lutheran Church of St John the Baptist, the Swedish cathedral of Narva. It was built in 1641 to 1651 of limestone as a three-aisled hall church, and in 1645 the Swedish government made it the cathedral of Narva. The superintendent of Narva and Ingria preached to the Swedish congregation here until 1704. The great fire of 1659 destroyed its roof and bell tower, but both were rebuilt within a few years. The church was badly damaged in the Soviet bombing of March 1944 and the fighting that followed. Its surviving ruins were demolished in the 1950s, when Narva's old town was not restored.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Narva vanalinnas Viru tänaval seisis Ristija Johannese luterlik kirik, Narva Rootsi toomkirik. See ehitati aastatel 1641 kuni 1651 paekivist kolmelöövilise kodakirikuna ning 1645. aastal kinnitas Rootsi valitsus selle Narva toomkirikuks. Kuni 1704. aastani jutlustas siin rootsi kogudusele Narva ja Ingerimaa superintendent. 1659. aasta suur tulekahju hävitas katuse ja kellatorni, kuid mõlemad taastati mõne aastaga. 1944. aasta märtsipommitamises ja lahingutes sai kirik tugevasti kannatada. Säilinud varemed lammutati 1950. aastatel, kui Narva vanalinna ei taastatud.