Old St. John's Cemetery

Old St. John's Cemetery (Estonian: Vana-Jaani kalmistu) lies in the southeastern part of Raadi Cemetery in Tartu, Estonia. It was entered into the National Register of Cultural Monuments on 23 May 1997.^[1]

Established1773

Location

Tartu

CountryEstonia

Coordinates58°23′36″N 26°43′41″E

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Old St. John's Cemetery
Teller Chapel in Tartu Vana-Jaani Cemetery
Interactive map of Old St. John's Cemetery
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Established	1773
Location	Tartu
Country	Estonia
Coordinates	58°23′36″N 26°43′41″E

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Following a ukase of Russian Empress Catherine II forbidding burials in churches, Old St. John's Cemetery was founded in 1773 under the ownership of St. John's Church, and formally opened on 5 November that year. It served as the burial location for St. John's German and Estonian congregations and the Tartu Russian church.^[2] However, its name dates to the foundation of New St. John's Cemetery on Puiestee Street.^[2]

There are several buildings of historical value in the cemetery: the family chapel of Mayor Jacob Friedrich Teller, the Rauch-Seidlitz chapel, and the Carl Klein chapel.