The Church of the Holy Ghost or Church of the Holy Spirit ( Estonian : Püha Vaimu kirik , German : Heiliggeistkirche ) is a medieval Lutheran church in the old town district of Tallinn , Estonia . It is located behind Raekoja plats , and lies opposite the Great Guild and Maiasmokk , Tallinn's oldest café.
16-485: (Redirected from Holy Spirit Church ) Church of the Holy Spirit or Holy Spirit Church may refer to: Estonia [ edit ] Church of the Holy Spirit, Tallinn Holy Spirit Church, Valga France [ edit ] Church of the Holy Spirit, Paris India [ edit ] Holy Spirit Church Nandakhal Germany [ edit ] Church of
32-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Church building disambiguation pages Church of the Holy Spirit, Tallinn Building of the church probably started sometime during the first half of the 13th century, and the church is mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1319. The fact that the church does not face due east may suggest that it
48-623: The Baroque style, with details of the interior in Roccoco style. It was designed by Johann Christoph Glaubitz , an architect of German descent who was noted for developing a Lithuanian school of Baroque architecture , known as Vilnian Baroque . In the 19th century, when Vilnius was part of the Russian Empire , several Byzantine Revival architectural elements were added to the church, but it nevertheless retained its essentially Baroque form. Indeed,
64-516: The Holy Spirit (Lake Wales, Florida) Church of the Holy Spirit (Roanoke, Virginia) Other places [ edit ] Holy Spirit Church, Bale , Croatia Church of the Holy Spirit, Prague , Czech Republic Church of the Holy Ghost, Copenhagen , Denmark Church of the Holy Spirit (Batumi) , Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara Holy Spirit Church (Sajópálfala) , Hungary Holy Spirit Church Nandakhal , India Orthodox Church of
80-470: The Holy Spirit, Heidelberg Church of the Holy Spirit, Wolfsburg , Germany Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Munich St. Matthew, Leipzig , formerly Heiliggeistkirche (Church of the Holy Spirit) Holy Spirit (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm) Italy [ edit ] Church of the Holy Spirit (Ravenna) [ it ] Church of the Holy Spirit (Alcamo) , Trapani, Sicily Church of
96-453: The Holy Spirit, Palermo , Sicily Slovakia [ edit ] Church of the Holy Spirit, Bratislava Holy Spirit Church (Košice) Ukraine [ edit ] Church of the Holy Spirit , Chernihiv United Kingdom [ edit ] Church of the Holy Spirit, Burpham , Surrey Holy Spirit Church, Newtown , Isle of Wight United States [ edit ] Holy Spirit Church (Stamford, Connecticut) Church of
112-596: The Holy Spirit, Vilnius The Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit ( Russian : Церковь Святого Духа ; Lithuanian : Vilniaus Šv. Dvasios vienuolyno katedra ) is a Russian Orthodox church in the Vilnius Old Town , capital of Lithuania , rebuilt 1749–1753 in the Vilnian Baroque style. The monastery serves as the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of Lithuania . It should not be confused with
128-514: The Holy Spirit, Vilnius (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Church of the Holy Spirit . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Church_of_the_Holy_Spirit&oldid=1168439250 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
144-599: The Holy Spirit, Vilnius , Lithuania Church of the Holy Spirit, Żejtun , Malta Church of the Holy Spirit in Warsaw , Poland Church of the Holy Spirit, Lund , Sweden Church of the Real Colegio del Espíritu Santo ( La Clerecía ) in Salamanca; Spain See also [ edit ] Church of the Holy Ghost (disambiguation) Holy Spirit Cathedral (disambiguation) Church of
160-592: The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius. The site of the present church used to be occupied by a wooden church, following the form a Latin cross, erected in 1638, when Vilnius was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . Associated with the church was a convent, opened in 1567. After a fire gutted the wooden church in the 18th century, a stone church was erected in 1749–1753 in
176-530: The added Orthodox frescoes, Iconostasis and dome enhanced its magnificence, as did the addition of deep blue and green interior decor. Unusual in an Orthodox church are the Scagliola (simulated marble) sculptures. A new reliquary was added in 1853. In the crypt lie the remains of Saints Anthony, John, and Eustathios . A tradition of the church is to cloak them in black during Lent, in white at Christmas and in red on other major religious holidays. The Church of
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#1732855459416192-413: The exterior is the finely carved clock, a work by Christian Ackermann (late 17th century). The layout of the interior is somewhat unusual, with the choir located asymmetrically to the north and a two-aisled nave . Of the interior decoration, especially the remarkable main altar, a work by Bernt Notke , is noteworthy. It dates from 1483 and depicts, on the central panel, the descent of the Holy Ghost on
208-503: The first extracts of the catechism to be published in Estonian were printed here in 1535. Chronicler Balthasar Russow (1536-1600) was a pastor of the church. The church has a plain, white-washed exterior with crow-stepped gables , an octagonal tower with the above-mentioned reconstructed renaissance spire and few but rather large Gothic windows with fine stone dressing. The stained glass windows are late 20th century. Most noteworthy in
224-569: The twelve apostles at Pentecost . The galleries in the church are richly decorated with scenes from the Bible, painted in the mid-17th century and probably by different artists. Of more recent origin is the organ, dating from 1929, and a commemorative plaque next to the altar, put up in memory of British sailors who lost their lives during the British campaign in the Baltic (1918–1919) . Orthodox Church of
240-459: Was added sometime in the late 13th century or early 14th century. The original wooden ceiling was replaced in 1360, when the present vaulting, tower and large gothic windows were added. In 1630, the tower received its current appearance, which however is a reconstruction as the tower was ravaged by fire in both 1684 and 2002. The church was the first church in Estonia to hold services in Estonian, and
256-450: Was erected in an already built-up area and had to adapt to the street layout. Originally the church was part of a greater almshouse complex, and dedicated to the Holy Ghost , and apart from the main entrance on the north side of the church, there was also an entrance from the almshouse yard, on the south side of the church. The oldest part of the church is the choir , to which the aisle
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