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St. Saviour's Church, Riga

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Location
  
Riga, Latvia

District
  
Diocese in Europe

Opened
  
1859

Architect
  
Johann Felsko

Affiliation
  
Anglican

Year consecrated
  
1859

Phone
  
+371 24 429 814

St. Saviour's Church, Riga

Leadership
  
the Right Reverend Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga

Website
  
Anglican Church in Riga

Address
  
Anglikāņu 2, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Similar
  
St Peter's Church - Riga, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, St Gertrude Old Chur, St John's Church - Riga, St Mary Magdalene's Church

St. Saviour's Church (Latvian: Anglikāņu Sv. Pestītāja baznīca) is an Anglican church in Riga, Latvia at Anglikanu iela 2. It is located in the north of the old town centre (Vecrīga), close to Riga Castle and the banks of the Daugava River.

The neo-Gothic church was designed by Johann Felsko. The foundation stone was laid in 1857 and the church was dedicated on 26 July 1859. Church use was halted during the Soviet occupation, and in 1973 it became the home of the Riga Polytechnic Institute student club.

After Latvia regained its independence in 1991, an English-speaking congregation was again formed. In 1995 the Latvian-born Reverend Dr Juris Calitis became the pastor of a growing congregation. Jāna Jēruma-Grīnberga was installed as priest-in-charge in October 2014, succeeding Cālītis.

A day centre for the elderly runs in the undercroft, and the church operates a soup kitchen for homeless people and a centre for abused and neglected children.

Historical records are held in London Metropolitan Archives.

References

St. Saviour's Church, Riga Wikipedia