St. Francis Church, Riga

St. Francis Church
St. Francis Church
Rīgas Svētā Franciska baznīca
	St. Francis Church
	56°56′39.8″N 24°8′11.99″E / 56.944389°N 24.1366639°E
Location	Riga
Country	Latvia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Website
Architecture
Architect	Florian Wyganowski
Architectural type	Gothic Revival architecture
Years built	1
Groundbreaking	1889
Completed	1890
Specifications
Height	58 m

LocationRiga

CountryLatvia

DenominationRoman Catholic

WebsiteWebsite

St. Francis Church (Latvian: Svētā Franciska Romas katoļu baznīca) is a Roman Catholic church in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The church is situated at the address 16 Katoļu Street in the Maskavas Forštate neighborhood.^[1] The building was consecrated in 1892 by Franciszek Albin Symon, the auxiliary bishop of Mohilev.^[2]

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Orthodox churches	All Saints Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady Ascension Christ the Saviour Holy Archangel Mikhail Holy Trinity Holy Trinity Cathedral Nativity Cathedral Revelation of Christ St. Alexander Nevsky St. John the Forerunner St. Peter and St. Paul St. Sergius of Radonezh Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos of Kazan
Old Believers places of worship	Grebenstchikov House of Prayer
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St. Francis Church, Riga

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