Daugavgrīva White Church

Daugavgrīva White Church
Daugavgrīva Baltā baznīca

Daugavgrīva White Church in 2002
57°2′11.99″N 24°5′14.33″E / 57.0366639°N 24.0873139°E / 57.0366639; 24.0873139
Location Riga
Country Latvia
Denomination Lutheran

Daugavgrīva White Church (Latvian: Daugavgrīvas Baltā Evaņģēliski luteriskā baznīca) is a Lutheran church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 50 Baltās baznīcas Street.[1]

History

The church was built at the very end of the eighteenth century, although there was probably an earlier church on the site. Its name "white church" is derived from its white-painted wooden construction. Situated beside the river, closer to the sea than Riga city centre, it was for many years considered "the fishermen's church". Local tradition suggests that the tower was built to serve also as a lighthouse, although no evidence supports the claim; it is more likely simply to have been used by seafarers as a fixed point of reference for navigation.

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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.


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