St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

Kuressaare, Estonia

The Church of St. Nicholas with its two cupolas represents the late Classicism building style. It was completed in 1790 to replace the earlier wooden church. Interior is very bare with iconostasis made in 1700-1800s.

Address

Lossi 8, Kuressaare, Estonia

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Details

Founded: 1790
Category: Religious sites in Estonia
Historical period: Part of the Russian Empire (Estonia)

More Information

www.kuressaare.ee
www.teelistekirikud.ekn.ee

Rating

4.9/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

ig melly (14 months ago)
Maria and Father Paul were absolutely amazing!!! So welcoming and full of love and light. Thank you for the blessing of my pregnancy.

Miķelis Šēfers (14 months ago)
Very good to smoke inside

Maija Gailite (16 months ago)
A well-maintained Orthodox church

Anna Lutsenko (20 months ago)
Great church! Wonderful employees and parishioners? The walls are saturated with spirituality? God's help and grace ?

Xander L. (3 years ago)
Beautiful church.

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