Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
. Its building was built in 1885. Because it was built by the Swedish expatriots in Saint Petersburg, it is usually called the Swedish
church.
, Russia
. Its building was built in 1885. Its address is: Malaya Konyushnaya Ulitsa 1.
Because it was built by the Swedish expatriots in Saint Petersburg, it is usually called the Swedish
church. Next to this church is the Swedish General Consulate.
, are:
In the latter church, also held are Sunday services in English (Anglican) and in Korean (Presbyterian).
On the opposite side of Nevsky Prospekt is:
Nearby, also on Nevsky Prospekt, toward east, are:
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Its building was built in 1885. Because it was built by the Swedish expatriots in Saint Petersburg, it is usually called the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
church.
General
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Its building was built in 1885. Its address is: Malaya Konyushnaya Ulitsa 1.
Because it was built by the Swedish expatriots in Saint Petersburg, it is usually called the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
church. Next to this church is the Swedish General Consulate.
History
The church has a 300-year history since the beginning of Saint Petersburg.- From 1730, many Swedish and Finnish people worked in Peter the Great's construction of Saint Petersburg. Finland had been a part of Sweden from the early 13th century till 1809 when it became a Dutchess of Russia. The Swedish people not only worked as laborers, but also worked in the new Russian government, as Peter the Great is said to had modelled it after the Swedish government.
- From 1703, a Swedish-Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church had been organized, and in 1730 a church was built on the land on Malaya Konyushnaya Street, which Anna Petrovna had donated, and was called the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Anna. Next to this land was the Swedish Embassy, now a Swedish General Consulate's office.
- In 1745, the Finnish people left this church, became independent and completed a church building on Bolshaya Konyushnaya Street, which later became known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint MaryEvangelical Lutheran Church of Saint MaryThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Mary is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its building was built in 1805. It is usually called the Finnish church and is one of the oldest and largest Protestant churches in Russia....
. In 1789, the Swedish people built a new church building, which later came to be known as the "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine".
- In 1885, the current church building was completed, designed by Carl Andersson (1826–88) who was born in Sweden, but worked in Saint Petersburg. The prominent Swedish families such as the NobelsAlfred NobelAlfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He is the inventor of dynamite. Nobel also owned Bofors, which he had redirected from its previous role as primarily an iron and steel producer to a major manufacturer of cannon and other armaments...
belonged to this church. The church membership reached 7,000 at its peak and was 5,000 just before the Russian Revolution of 1907.
- During the Soviet time, the church was closed completely in 1936 and was used for basketball and other sports activities.
- After the Soviet power collapsed, the building was returned to the church in 1991.
Worship
The Sunday worship is held every second and fourth Sunday from 5:00 pm, in Swedish and Russian. Other church groups use this church for English (Anglican) and Korean (Presbyterian) services.In its neighborhood
Near this church on or near Nevsky ProspektNevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Avenue |Prospekt]]) is the main street in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Planned by Peter the Great as beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow, the avenue runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and, after making a turn at Vosstaniya Square, to the Alexander...
, are:
- Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulLutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulThe Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is a Lutheran church located in Saint Petersburg, Russia...
(also called the German church) - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint MaryEvangelical Lutheran Church of Saint MaryThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Mary is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its building was built in 1805. It is usually called the Finnish church and is one of the oldest and largest Protestant churches in Russia....
(also called the Finnish church) - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina (also called the Swedish church)
In the latter church, also held are Sunday services in English (Anglican) and in Korean (Presbyterian).
On the opposite side of Nevsky Prospekt is:
- Kazan CathedralKazan CathedralKazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor , also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg...
(Eastern Orthodox)
Nearby, also on Nevsky Prospekt, toward east, are:
- Armenian Apostolic ChurchArmenian Apostolic ChurchThe Armenian Apostolic Church is the world's oldest National Church, is part of Oriental Orthodoxy, and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD, in establishing this church...
- Catholic Church of St. CatherineCatholic Church of St. CatherineThe Catholic Church of St. Catherine in St. Petersburg is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Russia. It is part of the Archdiocese of Moscow headed by H.E. Msgr. Paolo Pezzi. It is located on the Nevsky Prospekt.- Construction :...
(Roman Catholic)
External links
- Lutherans in Russia (2003)