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St. Francis Church
Rīgas Svētā Franciska baznīca
St. Francis Church
56°56′39.8″N 24°8′11.99″E / 56.944389°N 24.1366639°E / 56.944389; 24.1366639
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

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. The building was consecrated in 1892 by Franciszek Albin Symon, the auxiliary bishop of Mohilev.

Gallery

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

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