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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

After the Peace of Nystad in 1721 brought Saaremaa under Russian rule, Kuressaare's Russian population grew until an Orthodox congregation was founded in 1747. The Holy Synod ordered a small wooden church, Empress Catherine II later sent the church furnishings, and it was consecrated to St Nicholas, protector of seafarers, on 9 May 1750. In 1784 Catherine decided the town of 1,205 people should have a stone church; 11,600 roubles were granted, Matthias Schons drew the plans, and the late classicist three-aisled limestone church was consecrated in 1790. Because of its plot on Lossi street, its altar end faces the main street and the entrance opens onto the yard.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Kui 1721. aasta Uusikaupunki rahu tõi Saaremaa Vene võimu alla, kasvas Kuressaare vene elanikkond nii, et 1747. aastal asutati õigeusu kogudus. Pühim Sinod käskis ehitada väikese puukiriku, keisrinna Katariina II annetas hiljem kirikutarbed ja 9. mail 1750 pühitseti kirik meresõitjate kaitsja püha Nikolai auks. 1784. aastal otsustas Katariina, et 1205 elanikuga linn vajab kivikirikut; eraldati 11 600 rubla, joonised tegi Matthias Schons ja hilisklassitsistlik kolmelööviline paekivikirik pühitseti 1790. aastal. Krundi asendi tõttu Lossi tänaval jääb altarisein vastu peatänavat ja peasissepääs avaneb hoovi poole.

Map of the area around St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
58.25108° N, 22.48308° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuressaare_P%C3%BCha_Nikolai_kirik ↗

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