Saatse Orthodox Church

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Description

The stone church of Great Martyr Paraskeva was completed in 1801 and it is the oldest Orthodox church in Estonia countryside. The wooden bell tower was erected in 1839 and the church was enlarged in 1884. The iconostasis was brought from the another church in 1869.

Orthodox churches in EstoniaReligious sites in EstoniaAll sites in VärskaPart of the Russian Empire

Address
Saatse, Värska, Estonia

Established
1801

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