St Alexander's Church, Tartu

St Alexander's Church
The Parish Church of St Alexander Nevsky
Tartu Püha Aleksandri kirik
58°21′52″N 26°43′44″E / 58.364489°N 26.728753°E / 58.364489; 26.728753Coordinates: 58°21′52″N 26°43′44″E / 58.364489°N 26.728753°E / 58.364489; 26.728753
Location	Tartu
Country	Estonia
Denomination	Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church
Website	Website of the church
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Alexander Nevsky
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Vladimir Lunski
Style	Russian architecture
Years built	1914-1915
Groundbreaking	27 May 1914
Completed	15 August 1915
Administration
Diocese	Tartu
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Elijah (Ott Ojaperv)
Priest(s)	Vadim Rebase

St Alexander's Church, formally known as The Parish Church of St Alexander Nevsky (Estonian: Tartu Püha Aleksandri kirik, Russian: Церковь Александра Невского) is a church of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Tartu, Estonia.

History[]

The cornerstone of the church was laid on 27 May 1914. The church was built in the Russian architecture on designs by Vladimir Lunski. The lower church was completed by the end of 1914 and was consecrated on 21 November. The church was used by the Russian and Estonian Orthodox congregations, though separately. The upper church was completed a year later and was consecrated on 26 September 1915. ^[1]

Soviet Occupation[]

In 1940 the church was nationalised by the Soviet authorities. For decades it was used as a warehouse by the State University of Tartu and later the National Museum of Ethnography of the Estonian SSR. The church was returned to the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church in 1995. The church was re-consecrated in the summer of 2003 by the parish priests Vadim Rebane and deacon Timothy Vasel.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  The Russian style domes

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  The church in 2016

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  The church in 2013

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