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This is the List of churches in Estonia. It aims to include all current churches, chapels and monasteries in the current territory of Estonia, as well as former Christian sacral buildings that were specially designed for that purpose. The list may not include all smaller chapels located within churchyards and cemeteries, as well as regular buildings formerly used by a congregation. Note that the "Year" here denotes the year that the construction of the church began or finished, when it was inaugurated, or the main construction period of the church in question.
In line with the common church naming traditions in Estonia, a traditionally Lutheran country, the Lutheran parish churches are usually listed by their locality name (e.g. "Aegviidu Church"), while churches of other denominations are listed either by their full name by their common name. If a locality has several Lutheran churches, the official names are given.
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Aegviidu Church | Lutheran | 1895 | Aegviidu 59°17′23″N 25°36′13″E | Dedicated to St. Alexander | ||
Aruküla Trinity Church | Disused, in ruins (formerly Estonian Orthodox) | 1873 | Kulli, near Aruküla 59°22′05″N 25°01′36″E | Dedicated to the doctrine of the Trinity. Burned after a Soviet bombing strike during the Tallinn offensive in 1944 and has been in ruins ever since. | ||
Harju-Jaani Church | Lutheran | 1860–1863 | Raasiku 59°22′28″N 25°11′21″E | Dedicated to St. John the Baptist | [1] | |
Harju-Madise Church | Lutheran | 13th century | Madise 59°17′24″N 24°07′22″E | Dedicated to Saint Matthias, who has also given name to the Madise village. There is a chapel located within the churchyard, from the 19th century. | [1] | |
Harju-Risti Church | Lutheran | c. 1330 | Harju-Risti 59°13′50″N 23°59′57″E | Named after the True Cross which has also given name to the Harju-Risti village. Also known simply as "Risti Church" Contains the oldest church bell in Estonia. | [1] | |
Harju-Risti Orthodox Church | Demolished (formerly Estonian Orthodox) | 1892 | Harju-Risti 59°13′40″N 24°00′50″E | Was damaged in fires in the 1950s and was demolished during the Soviet occupation in 1961. | ||
Harkujärve Community Church | Lutheran | 1994 | Harkujärve 59°24′58″N 24°36′06″E | Chapel of ease of Tallinn Bethel Church | ||
Jõelähtme Church | Lutheran | First third of 14th century | Jõelähtme 59°26′45″N 25°07′27″E | Dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary There is a chapel located within the churchyard, from either the 17th or the 18th century. | [1] | |
Jüri Church | Lutheran | 1884 | Jüri 59°21′35″N 24°55′22″E | Dedicated to St George, who has also given name to the small borough of Jüri. There are two chapels located within Jüri churchyard, both from the 19th century. | [1] | |
Kehra Oratory | Baptist | Kehra 59°20′06″N 25°20′11″E | ||||
Keila Church | Lutheran | c. 1280 | Keila 59°18′28″N 24°25′46″E | Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel There are six chapels located within Keila churchyard, two from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, two from the 19th century and two from the 2nd half of the 19th century. | [1] | |
Keila Baptist Church | Baptist | Keila 59°18′27″N 24°24′50″E | ||||
Keila Methodist Oratory | Methodist | Keila 59°18′36″N 24°25′17″E | ||||
Keila New Apostolic Church | New Apostolic | 1994 | Keila 59°18′32″N 24°25′00″E | |||
Kolga Convent | Demolished (formerly Catholic) | 14th–15th century | Kolga 59°29′25″N 25°36′22″E | Former convent of the Cistercian Roma Abbey of Gotland, Sweden. Fell into ruins during the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611. | ||
Kose Church | Lutheran | c. 1370 | Kose 59°11′17″N 25°10′01″E | Dedicated to St. Nicholas There are two chapels located within Kose churchyard, from the 18th century and from 1898. | [1] | |
Kose-Uuemõisa Manor Chapel | Disused (formerly Lutheran) | 1886 | Kose-Uuemõisa 59°12′26″N 25°05′36″E | [1] | ||
Kuusalu Church | Lutheran | Late 13th century | Kuusalu 59°26′42″N 25°26′12″E | Dedicated to St. Lawrence of Rome There is a chapel located within Kuusalu churchyard, from the 19th century. | [1] | |
Kuusalu Moravian Oratory | Moravian | 1935 | Kuusalu 59°26′37″N 25°26′38″E | |||
Leesi Church | Lutheran | 1867 | Leesi 59°36′29″N 25°30′08″E | Dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria | [2] | |
Loksa Church | Lutheran | 1847–1853 | Loksa 59°34′31″N 25°43′29″E | Dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary | [1] | |
Loksa Baptist Oratory | Baptist | Loksa 59°34′33″N 25°43′14″E | [1] | |||
Loksa Church of the Righteous Saint John of Kronstadt | Russian Orthodox | 2003 | Loksa 59°35′09″N 25°43′24″E | Dedicated to the Righteous Saint John of Kronstadt | [1] | |
Maardu Church of St. Michael the Archangel | Russian Orthodox | 1998 | Maardu 59°29′07″N 25°01′15″E | Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel | ||
Chapel of the Seafarers Centre at the Muuga Harbour | Nondenominational | 1998 | Maardu 59°28′54″N 24°58′02″E | Serves the seafarers at the Muuga Harbour. | ||
Nabala Moravian Oratory | Moravian | 1926 | Paekna, near Nabala 59°16′05″N 24°50′11″E | |||
Naissaar Church | Lutheran | 1934 | Lõunaküla / Storbyn, Naissaar Island 59°32′25″N 24°31′46″E | Dedicated to St. Mary, mother of Jesus | ||
Nissi Church | Lutheran | 1871–1873 | Riisipere, now containing Nissi 59°06′14″N 24°18′34″E | Dedicated to St. Mary, mother of Jesus There is a chapel located within the churchyard, from the 2nd half of the 19th century. | [1] | |
Nissi Oratory | Moravian | 1893 | Riisipere, now containing Nissi 59°06′21″N 24°19′10″E | |||
Padise Abbey | Disused, in ruins (formerly Catholic) | 1317–1448 | Riisipere, now containing Nissi 59°13′39″N 24°08′27″E | Former abbey of the Cistercian Order. Was closed in 1559 during the Livonian War and fell into ruins partially during the war and by a fire in 1766. The ruins are accessible as a museum. | ||
Paldiski St. Nicholas' Church | Lutheran | 1841 | Paldiski 59°21′03″N 24°03′09″E | Dedicated to St. Nicholas | ||
Paldiski Pentecostal Church | Pentecostal | Paldiski 59°21′02″N 24°03′26″E | ||||
Paldiski St. George's Church | Estonian Orthodox | 1784–1787 | Paldiski 59°20′57″N 24°03′17″E | Dedicated to Saint George | ||
Paldiski Church of St. Panteleimon the Great Martyr | Russian Orthodox | 2003 | Paldiski 59°21′15″N 24°03′07″E | Dedicated to Saint Pantaleon | ||
Paldiski Church of the Pious St. Sergius of Radonezh | Russian Orthodox | 2015 | Paldiski 59°21′11″N 24°03′35″E | Dedicated to the Pious St. Sergius of Radonezh | ||
Suur-Pakri Church | Disused (formerly Lutheran) | 1890 | Suur-Pakri Island, Paldiski 59°18′21″N 23°56′02″E | Dedicated to St. Olaf II of Norway Fell into disrepair during the Soviet occupation as the Pakri Islands were governed by the Soviet military. Partly restored in the 21st century. | ||
Väike-Pakri Church | Disused, in ruins (formerly Lutheran) | 1825 | Väike-Pakri Island, Paldiski 59°19′44″N 24°00′20″E | Dedicated to St. Olaf II of Norway Fell into disrepair during the Soviet occupation as the Pakri Islands were governed by the Soviet military. Only the bell tower survives. | ||
Pikva St. Michael's Chapel | Lutheran | end of the 19th century | Pikva 59°16′55″N 25°22′21″E | Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel Chapel of ease of Kose Church | ||
Prangli Church | Lutheran | 1848 | Lääneotsa, Prangli Island 59°37′09″N 24°59′57″E | Dedicated to St. Lawrence of Rome | ||
Rannamõisa Church | Lutheran | 1901 | Rannamõisa 59°26′19″N 24°30′03″E | Also known as the "Ranna Church", literally meaning "the Beach Church", as named after its location in the Rannamõisa village, which means "Beach Manor" in Estonian. | ||
Randvere Church | Lutheran | 1852 | Randvere 59°30′15″N 24°54′30″E | Dedicated to Saint Peter | ||
Rohuneeme Chapel | Lutheran | 2007 | Rohuneeme 59°33′31″N 24°48′27″E | Chapel of ease of Viimsi St. Jacob's Church | ||
Saha Chapel | Disused (formerly Lutheran) | c. 1220 | Saha 59°25′15″N 24°58′57″E | Dedicated to St. Nicholas Fell into disrepair during the Great Northern War. | [1] | |
Saku Borough Oratory | Moravian | 1922 | Saku 59°18′10″N 24°40′10″E | Dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle | ||
Tallinn St. Mary's Cathedral | Lutheran | 1430s | Tallinn 59°26′13″N 24°44′21″E | Dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary Also known as the "Dome Church" (Toomkirik) or the "Episcopal Dome Church" (Piiskoplik Toomkirik), after the German word for "cathedral" (Dom). Seat of the Archbishop of Tallinn, the primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | ||
Tallinn Chapel of the Consistory of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | Lutheran | 17th century | Tallinn 59°26′12″N 24°44′21″E | |||
Tallinn Church of the Holy Spirit | Lutheran | 1380 | Tallinn 59°26′17″N 24°44′45″E | Dedicated to the Holy Spirit | ||
Tallinn St. Michael's Swedish Church | Lutheran | 1531 | Tallinn 59°26′06″N 24°44′32″E | Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel | ||
Tallinn Charles' Church | Lutheran | 1870 | Tallinn 59°25′54″N 24°44′20″E | Officially the "Tallinn Toompea Charles' Church" as it lies in the historical precinct of Toompea. Dedicated to Charles XI of Sweden. The first wooden Charles' Church was built in 1670 on the former site of the St. Anthony's Chapel nearby. It was burned down for strategic purposes by the defending Swedes during the Great Northern War in 1710. In 1863, the Temporary Charles' Church was built at another nearby site to serve during the construction of the current Charles' Church. It is one of only two churches in Estonia with two spires. | ||
Tallinn St. John's Church | Lutheran | 1867 | Tallinn 59°26′01″N 24°44′44″E | Dedicated to St. John the Evangelist | ||
Tallinn Bethel Church | Lutheran | 1938 | Tallinn 59°26′15″N 24°42′46″E | Named after Bethel, a Biblical Israelite town in the modern West Bank, Palestine | ||
Chapel of the Old Charles' Cemetery | Lutheran | 1893 | Tallinn 59°25′28″N 24°45′59″E | Chapel of ease of the Tallinn Charles' Church; the chapel is a miniature version of the church and therefore one of the few religious buildings in Estonia with two towers. Also functions as the cemetery gate. | ||
Tallinn St. Nicholas' Church | Disused (formerly Lutheran) | 1420 | Tallinn 59°26′09″N 24°44′33″E | Dedicated to St. Nicholas. Distinguished from the other St. Nicholas' churches in Tallinn in Estonian by usage of the Estonian name "Nigul". Was badly damaged during the March Bombing of 1944. Now houses the ecclesiastical art department of the Art Museum of Estonia. | ||
Tallinn St. Barbara's Chapel | Demolished (formerly Lutheran) | Early 14th century | Tallinn 59°25′56″N 24°44′34″E | Dedicated to St. Barbara. Was later also called the "St. Barbara's Church". The church was demolished ca. 1535 | ||
Tallinn St. Gertrude's Church | Demolished (formerly Lutheran) | 1544 | Tallinn 59°26′37″N 24°44′51″E | Dedicated to St. Gertrude of Nivelles. The first St. Gertrude's Chapel was built at the site in 1438–1450 and demolished in 1535. The church was built in 1544 and was burnt down for strategic reasons during the 1571 Siege of Tallinn during the Livonian War. | ||
Temporary Charles' Church | Demolished (formerly Lutheran) | 1863 | Tallinn 59°25′52″N 24°44′23″E | Dedicated to Charles XI of Sweden. The first wooden Charles' Church was built in 1670 on the former site of the St. Anthony's Chapel nearby. It was burned down for strategic purposes by the defending Swedes during the Great Northern War in 1710. In 1863, the Temporary Charles' Church was built to serve during the construction of the current Charles' Church nearby. The Temporary Charles' Church was demolished upon its completion in 1870. | ||
Tallinn Adventist Church | Seventh-day Adventist | 1923 | Tallinn 59°26′17″N 24°45′10″E | |||
Tallinn St. Olaf's Church | Baptist (formerly Lutheran) | 14th century | Tallinn 59°26′29″N 24°44′52″E | Dedicated to St. Olaf II of Norway. The church was ceded to Baptists during the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1950. | ||
Tallinn Kalju Baptist Congregation Church | Baptist | 1902 | Tallinn 59°26′46″N 24°44′09″E | Also called an oratory. Named after its location on Kalju Street. | ||
Tallinn Methodist Church | Methodist | 2000 | Tallinn 59°26′23″N 24°46′33″E | Seat of the superintendent of the Estonian Methodist Church. | ||
Tallinn Veerenni Church | Demolished (formerly Evangelical, thereafter Methodist) | 1909 | Tallinn 59°25′37″N 24°44′48″E | Burned down in the March Bombing of 1944. | ||
Tallinn Estonian Christian Pentecostal Church Headquarters | Pentecostal | 1908 | Tallinn 59°26′03″N 24°44′23″E | Headquarters of the Estonian Christian Pentecostal Church | ||
Tallinn Endla Moravian Oratory | Moravian | Tallinn 59°25′41″N 24°42′53″E | Named after its location on Endla Street. | |||
Tallinn Pentecostal Congregation Elim | Pentecostal | 1930 | Tallinn 59°25′36″N 24°44′54″E | Named after Elim, a Biblical location where the Israelites camped following their Exodus from Egypt. | ||
Tallinn St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral | Catholic | 1844 | Tallinn 59°26′17″N 24°44′56″E | Dedicated to the apostles St. Peter and St. Paul. Seat of the Apostolic Administrator, the primate of the Catholic Church in Estonia. | ||
Tallinn Chapel of the St. Catherine's Monastery | Catholic | 13th century | Tallinn 59°26′17″N 24°44′58″E | Officially the "Chapel of the St. Catherine's Monastery of the Dominican Order". Dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena. The main church, St. Catherine's Church, is disused. | ||
Tallinn Missionaries of Charity Monastery | Catholic | Tallinn 59°26′25″N 24°42′55″E | Monastery of the Missionaries of Charity. | |||
Tallinn Three Handed Mother of God Church | Catholic (Ukrainian Greek Catholic) | Medieval | Tallinn 59°26′29″N 24°44′45″E | Dedicated to the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus). | ||
Tallinn St. Catherine's Church | Disused (formerly Catholic) | 13th–14th century | Tallinn 59°26′16″N 24°44′54″E | Dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria. Central building of the former St. Catherine's Monastery of the Dominican Order. Burned down after the Reformation in the 1530s and was repurposed. Currently a concert and conference hall. | ||
Tallinn St. Anthony's Chapel | Demolished (formerly Catholic) | 14th century | Tallinn 59°25′48″N 24°44′31″E | Dedicated to St. Anthony the Great. The chapel was occasionally also called the "St. Anthony's Church" and the existence of a separate church and chapel cannot be ruled out. The chapel or the church gave name to the Tõnismäe ("St. Anthony's Hill") subdistrict of Tallinn. The chapel was likely demolished during the Livonian War, either strategically by the defending Swedes or by the Muscovites laying siege to the town in 1570–1571 and 1577. In 1670, the first, wooden Charles' Church was built on the same location. It was burned down for strategic purposes by the defending Swedes during the Great Northern War in 1710. The later Temporary Charles' Church and the current Charles' Church were built to nearby sites. | ||
Tallinn Cathedral of St. Simeon and St. Anna the Prophetess | Estonian Orthodox | 1755 | Tallinn 59°26′24″N 24°45′37″E | Dedicated to St. Simeon and St. Anna the Prophetess. Seat of the Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia, the primate of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. | ||
Tallinn Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | Estonian Orthodox (formerly Lutheran) | 13th century | Tallinn 59°26′23″N 24°44′37″E | Dedicated to the transfiguration of Our Lord (Jesus). Was originally built for the church of the St Michael's Monastery of the Cistercian Order which was closed in 1629 and the church was thereafter given to the Swedish St. Michael's Congregation. In 1734, it was turned into an Orthodox church. | ||
Tallinn St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel | Demolished (formerly Estonian Orthodox) | 1888 | Tallinn 59°26′14″N 24°45′13″E | Dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky, the Grand Prince of Novgorod, known in Estonia for his leadership in the Battle of the Ice. Chapel of ease of first the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and thereafter of the Tallinn Church of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple, which itself was a chapel of ease of the Pühtitsa Convent of Kuremäe. The chapel was demolished in 1922. | ||
Tallinn St. Nicholas' Chapel | Demolished (formerly Estonian Orthodox) | 1903 | Tallinn 59°26′21″N 24°44′13″E | Dedicated to St. Nicholas. Was a chapel of ease of the Tallinn Church of Bishop St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker. Was demolished in 1922. | ||
Tallinn Church of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple | Demolished (formerly Estonian Orthodox) | 1902 | Tallinn 59°26′09″N 24°45′42″E | Dedicated to the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple. Chapel of ease of the Pühtitsa Convent of Kuremäe, Ida-Viru County. Demolished during the Soviet occupation in 1960. | ||
Church of the Tallinn St. Alexander Nevsky Cemetery | Demolished (formerly Estonian Orthodox) | 1856 | Tallinn 59°25′31″N 24°45′24″E | Dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky, the Grand Prince of Novgorod, known in Estonia for his leadership in the Battle of the Ice. Burned down in the March Bombing of 1944. | ||
Tallinn Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | Russian Orthodox | 1900 | Tallinn 59°26′09″N 24°44′21″E | Officially the "Cathedral of the Pious Orthodox Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky". Dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky, the Grand Prince of Novgorod, known in Estonia for his leadership in the Battle of the Ice. Seat of the Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia, the primate of the Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. | ||
Tallinn Church of Bishop St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker | Russian Orthodox | 1827 | Tallinn 59°26′21″N 24°44′56″E | Dedicated to St. Nicholas. Distinguished from the other St. Nicholas' churches in Tallinn in Estonian by usage of the Russian name "Nikolai". | ||
Tallinn Green Market Chapel | Russian Orthodox | 1909 | Tallinn 59°26′22″N 24°44′49″E | Built by the Pühtitsa Convent to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the reign of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. | ||
Tallinn Kazan Church | Russian Orthodox | 1721 | Tallinn 59°25′49″N 24°45′36″E | Officially the "Church of the Kazan Icon of the Nativity of the Mother of God". Dedicated to the Our Lady of Kazan icon of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus)", the original icon being from Kazan, Russia. | ||
Red Chapel of the Tallinn St. Alexander Nevsky Cemetery | Russian Orthodox | late 19th century | Tallinn 59°25′30″N 24°45′22″E | Former chapel of ease of the Church of the Tallinn St. Alexander Nevsky Cemetery which burned down in 1944. | ||
Tallinn Old Believers' Oratory | Russian Orthodox Old Believer | 1930 | Tallinn 59°25′51″N 24°42′57″E | |||
Church of St. John's almshouse | Armenian Apostolic (formerly Catholic) | 14th–18th century | Tallinn 59°26′02″N 24°45′42″E | The only Armenian Apostolic church in Estonia, ceded to the congregation in 1993. | ||
Tallinn Pae Oratory | Lutheran | Tallinn (Lasnamäe) 59°25′57″N 24°48′38″E | Dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist | |||
Tallinn Church of the "Quick to Hearken" Icon of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 2013 | Tallinn (Lasnamäe) 59°27′04″N 24°50′24″E | Dedicated to the "Quick to Hearken" icon of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus). Also known as the "Lasnamäe Church". | ||
Tallinn Church of the "Joy of All the Afflicted" Icon of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 1913 | Tallinn (Kopli) 59°26′57″N 24°42′00″E | Dedicated to the "Joy of All the Afflicted" icon of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus). Also known as the "Baltic Cotton Factory's Settlement Church". | ||
Tallinn Bishop St. Nicholas' Church | Russian Orthodox | 1936 | Tallinn (Kopli) 59°27′41″N 24°40′13″E | Dedicated to Bishop St. Nicholas. The first St. Nicholas' church in Kopli was built in 1913 and was located in the territory of the Russian-Baltic shipyard nearby; it burned down in 1934. It is distinguished from the other St. Nicholas' churches in Tallinn in Estonian by usage of the Latin name "Nikolaus". | ||
Sutlepa Chapel | Lutheran | 1699 | Tallinn (Rocca al Mare) 59°26′06″N 24°38′24″E | The first chapel in Sutlepa, Lääne County existed already by 1627. It was reconstructed in 1834 or 1837, partially using the material from the demolished Rooslepa Chapel. The chapel was relocated to the Estonian Open Air Museum in Tallinn in 1970. Chapel of ease of Tallinn St. John's Church. | ||
Mustamäe Church of St. Mary Magdalene | Lutheran | 2019 | Tallinn (Mustamäe) 59°24′33″N 24°41′51″E | Dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene. Also known as the "Mustamäe Church". | ||
Nõmme Peace Church | Lutheran | 1901 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′08″N 24°40′43″E | Dedicated to the commemoration of the Tartu Peace Treaty that ended the Estonian War of Independence | ||
Chapel of the Charles' Congregation at the Rahumäe Cemetery | Lutheran | 1913 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′29″N 24°42′10″E | Chapel of ease of the Tallinn Charles' Church; the chapel is a miniature version of the church and therefore one of the few religious buildings in Estonia with two towers. | ||
Chapel of the Holy Spirit Congregation at the Rahumäe Cemetery | Lutheran | 1932 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′30″N 24°41′49″E | Chapel of ease of the Tallinn Church of the Holy Spirit | ||
Nõmme German Church of the Redeemer | Lutheran | 1932 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′06″N 24°41′29″E | Dedicated to Jesus Christ, the Redeemer | ||
Nõmme Baptist Oratory | Baptist | 1931 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′09″N 24°40′42″E | |||
Tallinn Harku Moravian Oratory | Moravian | 1931 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′09″N 24°39′55″E | Named after its location on Harku Street | ||
Nõmme St. John the Baptist's Church | Russian Orthodox | 1923 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°23′02″N 24°40′36″E | Dedicated to St. John the Baptist | ||
Chapel of the Holy Spirit Congregation at the Rahumäe Cemetery | Nondenominational | 1935 | Tallinn (Nõmme) 59°22′47″N 24°43′43″E | |||
Tallinn Mähe Baptist Church | Baptist | 1939 | Tallinn (Pirita) 59°29′18″N 24°52′36″E | |||
Pirita Convent | Disused, in ruins (formerly Catholic) | 1436 | Tallinn (Pirita) 59°27′59″N 24°50′10″E | Dedicated to St. Bridget of Sweden. A former convent of the Order of the Most Holy Savior St. Bridget. Burned down in two consecutive Russian raids during the Livonian War in 1575 and 1577. | ||
Pirita New Convent | Catholic | 2001 | Tallinn (Pirita) 59°28′02″N 24°50′10″E | Officially the "Pirita Convent of the Order of the Most Holy Savior St. Bridget". Dedicated to St. Bridget of Sweden | ||
Koch Family Chapel | Disused (formerly Lutheran) | 1874 | Tallinn (Pirita) 59°27′48″N 24°50′01″E | |||
Tallinn Forest Cemetery Chapel | Nondenominational | 1936 | Tallinn (Pirita) 59°28′11″N 24°52′02″E | |||
Tõdva Moravian Oratory | Moravian | 1888 | Tõdva 59°15′53″N 24°44′06″E | |||
Tuhala Church | Lutheran | 1777 | Kata, near Tuhala 59°11′45″N 24°58′00″E | Dedicated to Tuhala Manor owner Carl Johan Mellin | ||
Valkla Baptist Oratory | Baptist | 1903 | Valkla 59°27′29″N 25°21′14″E | |||
Viimsi Free Congregation Oratory | Evangelical | 1935 | Haabneeme, Viimsi Parish 59°31′05″N 24°48′43″E | |||
Viimsi St. Jacob's Church (also Viimsi St. James' Church) | Lutheran | 2007 | Haabneeme, Viimsi Parish 59°31′15″N 24°48′29″E | Dedicated to St. James, son of Zebedee | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Alajõe Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 1889 | Alajõe 59°00′34″N 27°25′23″E | Dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus) | ||
Aseri Church of St. Blessed Xenia of Saint Petersburg | Russian Orthodox | 2010 | Aseri 59°27′10″N 26°51′38″E | Dedicated to the St. Blessed Xenia of Saint Petersburg | ||
Avinurme Church | Lutheran | 1903-1909 | Avinurme 58°59′05″N 26°51′52″E | [4] | ||
Iisaku Church | Lutheran | 1846 | Iisaku 59°06′04″N 27°18′30″E | |||
Illuka Church | Lutheran | 1930 | Illuka 59°13′00″N 27°31′00″E | |||
Jaama Bishop St. Nicholas' Church | Russian Orthodox | 1904 | Jaama 59°13′00″N 27°31′00″E | Dedicated to Bishop St. Nicholas | ||
Jõhvi Church | Lutheran | Mid 14th-century | Jõhvi 59°21′34″N 27°24′39″E | Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel | [1][5] | |
Jõhvi Crucifixion of Our Lord Church | Russian Orthodox | 1895 | Jõhvi 59°21′28″N 27°24′56″E | Dedicated to the Crucifixion of Our Lord (Jesus). Also known as the "Jõhvi Epiphany Church". | ||
Kiviõli St. Peter's Church | Lutheran | 1938 | Kiviõli | Dedicated to St. Peter | ||
Kiviõli Church of the Protection of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 20th century | Kiviõli 59°21′15″N 26°58′04″E | Dedicated to the Protection of the Mother of God | ||
Kohtla-Järve Ahtme St. Josep's Church | Catholic | 1995 | Ahtme, Kohtla-Järve 59°19′04″N 27°25′09″E | Dedicated to St. Joseph. Also known as the Ahtme Church of St. Francis of Assisi. | ||
Kohtla-Järve Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | Russian Orthodox | 1938 | Järve, Kohtla-Järve 59°23′51″N 27°14′35″E | Dedicated to the transfiguration of Our Lord (Jesus) | ||
Kuremäe Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 1910 | Kuremäe 59°11′57″N 27°32′06″E | Dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God. Central church of the Pühtitsa Convent. Called a cathedral despite not housing a bishop. | ||
Kuremäe Church of Bishop St. Nicholas and the Pious Arseny the Great | Russian Orthodox | 1885 | Kuremäe 59°12′05″N 27°32′05″E | Dedicated to Bishop St. Nicholas and Arseny Bryantsev, the Orthodox Archbishop of Riga, the founder of the Pühtitsa Convent. Secondary church of the Pühtitsa Convent. | ||
Kuremäe Church of Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow and Martyr Varvara | Russian Orthodox | 1986 | Kuremäe 59°11′57″N 27°32′06″E | Dedicated to the St. Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow and Martyr St. Varvara. Secondary church of the Pühtitsa Convent. | ||
Kuremäe Church of St. John the Baptist and Hieromartyr Priest Isidor of Tartu | Russian Orthodox | 1990 | Kuremäe 59°11′49″N 27°32′10″E | Dedicated to St. John the Baptist and the 15th century Hieromartyr Priest Isidor of Tartu. Secondary church of the Pühtitsa Convent. | ||
Kuremäe Church of St. Simeon the Righteous and St. Anna the Prohetess | Russian Orthodox | 1895 | Kuremäe 59°11′56″N 27°32′07″E | Dedicated to St. Simeon the Righteous and St. Anna the Prophetess. Secondary church of the Pühtitsa Convent. | ||
Kuremäe Church of the Pious St. Sergius of Radonezh | Russian Orthodox | 1895 | Kuremäe 59°11′50″N 27°32′11″E | Dedicated to the Pious St. Sergius of Radonezh. Secondary church of the Pühtitsa Convent. | ||
Lohusuu Church | Lutheran | 1882 | 58°57′05″N 27°02′45″E | |||
Lohusuu Crucifixion of Our Lord Church | Russian Orthodox | 1898 | 58°56′45″N 27°03′27″E | Dedicated to the Crucifixion of Our Lord (Jesus) | ||
Lüganuse Church | Lutheran | Mid 14th century | Lüganuse 59°22′44″N 27°02′26″E | Dedicated to St. John the Baptist | [1][6] | |
Narva Alexander's Cathedral | Lutheran | 1881-1884 | Narva 59°22′14″N 28°12′07″E | Dedicated to Alexander II of Russia. Was named a "cathedral" (or rather a "grand church") by President Lennart Georg Meri in 2000 despite not housing a bishop. | [1] | |
Narva Church of the Narva Icon of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 2003 | Narva 59°23′10″N 28°11′33″E | Dedicated to the Narva Icon of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus) | ||
Narva Resurrection of Our Lord Cathedral | Russian Orthodox | 1896 | Narva 59°22′16″N 28°11′37″E | Dedicated to the resurrection of Our Lord (Jesus). Seat of the Bishop of Narva of the Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. | [7] | |
Narva St. Anthony's Chapel | Catholic | Narva 59°22′53″N 28°11′34″E | Dedicated to St. Anthony | |||
Narva Church of St. Cyril and Methodius | Russian Orthodox | 2015 | Narva 59°22′38″N 28°10′20″E | Dedicated to Sts. Cyril and Methodius | ||
Narva St. Michael's Church | Lutheran | Narva 59°22′23″N 28°10′50″E | Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel | |||
Narva-Jõesuu Church of St. Prince Vladimir | Russian Orthodox | Narva-Jõesuu 59°27′00″N 28°01′29″E | Dedicated to St. Prince Vladimir of Novgorod. Removed from Meriküla. | |||
Pühajõe Church | Lutheran | 1839 | Pühajõe 59°24′43″N 27°32′14″E | |||
Sillamäe Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God | Russian Orthodox | 1995 | Sillamäe 59°23′36″N 27°45′29″E | Dedicated to the Our Lady of Kazan icon of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus)", the original icon being from Kazan, Russia. | ||
Sillamäe St. George's and St. Adalbert's Church | Catholic | 2001 | Sillamäe 59°23′57″N 27°45′53″E | Dedicated to St. George and St. Adalbert | ||
Tudulinna Church | Lutheran | 1939 | Tudulinna 59°02′12″N 27°04′35″E | [8] | ||
Tudulinna Old Church | Disused, in ruins (formerly Lutheran) | 1766 | Tudulinna 59°02′16″N 27°04′35″E | |||
Vasknarva Church of St. Elijah the Prophet | Russian Orthodox | 1873 | Vasknarva 58°59′51″N 27°44′14″E | Dedicated to St. Elijah the Prophet. Skete of the Kuremäe Pühtitsa Convent. | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Kodavere Church | Protestant | 1775-1777 | Kodavere 58°41′32″N 27°09′02″E | A first church built on the site in 1342. According to a local story, the previous name of this church was Mihkli Church, after a man named Mihkel who was walled into one of its walls. | [1] | |
Kursi Church | Protestant | Kursi 58°35′33″N 26°20′35″E | ||||
Laiuse Church | Lutheran | 14th century | Laiuse 58°46′47″N 26°30′12″E | Dedicated to St. George | [1] | |
Laiuse Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God | Disused, in ruins (formerly Orthodox) | 1864 | Laiusevälja 58°48′22″N 26°31′26″E | Dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus) | [1] | |
Maarja-Magdaleena Church | Protestant | Mid 14th century | Maarja-Magdaleena 58°36′38″N 26°44′23″E | [1] | ||
Mustvee Church | Protestant | Mustvee 58°50′54″N 26°56′04″E | ||||
Mustvee Unitarian Church | Unitarian | Mustvee | ||||
Palamuse Church | Protestant | First half of 13th century | Palamuse 58°41′02″N 26°35′00″E | [1] | ||
Põltsamaa Church | Protestant | 1632-1633 | Põltsamaa 58°39′11″N 25°58′26″E | Located adjacent to Põltsamaa Castle. | [1] | |
Raja Sanctuary | Old Believer | Kasepää 58°49′14″N 26°56′44″E | ||||
Torma Church | Protestant | 1755-1766 | Torma 58°48′33″N 26°45′17″E | |||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Ambla Church | Protestant | Mid-13th century | Ambla 59°11′32″N 25°50′21″E | [1] | ||
Anna Church | Protestant | Anna 59°00′09″N 25°35′40″E | ||||
Järva-Jaani Church | Protestant | c. 1300 | 59°02′24″N 25°52′53″E | [1] | ||
Järva-Madise Church | Protestant | Late 13th century | Järva-Madise 59°06′57″N 25°39′21″E | The smallest church in Järva-Madise was built by the Swedes. The church and what happened in it are described in the book Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice) by A. H. Tammsaare. | [1] | |
Järva-Peetri Church | Protestant | 14th century | Peetri 58°56′33″N 25°50′08″E | [1] | ||
Koeru Church | Protestant | Second half of 13th century | Koeru 58°57′51″N 26°01′50″E | [1] | ||
Paide Church | Lutheran | 16th century | Paide 58°53′15″N 25°34′13″E | [1] | ||
Türi Church | Protestant | Late 13th century | Türi 58°48′34″N 25°25′45″E | [1] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Haapsalu Cathedral | Protestant | Late 1260s | Haapsalu 58°56′50″N 23°32′19″E | An integral part of Haapsalu Castle. | [1] | |
Orthodox Church of St Mary Magdalene | Estonian Orthodox | 1845-1852 | Haapsalu 58°56′58″N 23°32′25″E | [9] | ||
Orthodox Church of St Alexander Nevsky | Estonian Orthodox | 1896-1900 | Haapsalu 58°56′27″N 23°32′15″E | [10] | ||
Church of St. John | Protestant | 1524 | Haapsalu 58°56′56″N 23°32′29″E | |||
Hanila Church | Protestant | Mid-13th century | Hanila 58°36′48″N 23°36′29″E | Constructed by the Livonian Order. | [1] | |
Karuse Church | Protestant | 1260s | Karuse 58°38′11″N 23°41′23″E | Pulpit by Christian Ackermann; Otto von Lutterberg is buried in this church. | [1] | |
Kirbla Church | Protestant | c. 1500 | Kirbla 58°43′43″N 23°56′30″E | Constructed by the Bishop of Ösel-Wiek, during Johannes III Orgas reign. | [1] | |
Kullamaa Church | Protestant | 13th century | Kullamaa 58°52′51″N 24°04′33″E | Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel is buried in the church | [1] | |
Lihula Church | Protestant | Lihula 58°41′28″N 23°50′11″E | ||||
Martna Church | Protestant | 16th century | Martna 58°51′23″N 23°47′41″E | Constructed by the Bishop of Ösel-Wiek, during Johannes III Orgas reign. | [1] | |
Noarootsi Church | Protestant | c. 1500 | Martna 58°02′16″N 23°30′32″E | [1] | ||
Ridala Church | Protestant | Second half of 13th century | Kolila 58°52′39″N 23°36′19″E | [1] | ||
Vormsi Church | Protestant | Probably 14th century | Hullo, Vormsi Island 58°59′58″N 23°14′00″E | [1] | ||
Vormsi Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Hullo, Vormsi Island | ||||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Haljala Church | Protestant | Second quarter of 15th century | Haljala 59°25′53″N 26°16′06″E | [1] | ||
Kadrina Church | Protestant | Mid 15th century | Haljala 59°20′29″N 26°07′44″E | [1] | ||
Käsmu Church | Protestant | 1863-64 | Käsmu 59°36′09″N 25°55′04″E | |||
Rakvere Church | Protestant | Early 15th century | Rakvere 59°20′49″N 26°21′25″E | [1] | ||
Rakvere Orthodox Church | Orthodox | 1839 | Rakvere | [11] | ||
Simuna Church | Protestant | Late 15th century | Simuna 59°02′41″N 26°24′04″E | ALtarpiece by Christian Ackermann; Carl Timoleon von Neff buried in the cemetery | [1] | |
Tapa Church | Protestant | 1932 | Tapa 59°15′49″N 25°57′39″E | [12] | ||
Tapa Orthodox Church | Orthodox | 1904 | Tapa 59°15′54″N 25°57′52″E | |||
Viru-Jaagupi Church | Protestant | First half of 15th century | Viru-Jaagupi 59°14′38″N 26°28′23″E | [1] | ||
Viru-Nigula Church | Protestant | Second half of 13th century | Viru-Nigula 59°26′46″N 26°41′21″E | [1] | ||
Väike-Marja Church | Protestant | End of 15th century | Väike-Maarja 59°07′49″N 26°14′58″E | [1] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Häädemeeste Church | Protestant | 1874 | Häädemeeste 58°04′47″N 24°29′57″E | |||
Häädemeeste Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Häädemeeste | ||||
Kihnu St. Nicholas' Church | Kihnu | |||||
Mihkli Church | Mihkli | |||||
Pärnu Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | Estonian Orthodox | 1904 | Pärnu 58°23′02″N 24°30′22″E | Dedicated to the transfiguration of Our Lord (Jesus). Seat of the Bishop of Pärnu and Saare of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. | ||
Pootsi-Kõpu Orthodox Church | Orthodox | Kõpu | ||||
St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu | Orthodox | 1764-68 | Pärnu 58°23′06″N 24°29′52″E | [1] | ||
St. Elizabeth's Church, Pärnu | Lutheran | 1741-47 | Pärnu 58°23′01″N 24°30′00″E | [1] | ||
Pärnu-Jaagupi Church | Lutheran | 1531-34 | Pärnu-Jaagupi 58°36′41″N 24°30′19″E | [1] | ||
Saarde Church | Lutheran | 1858-59 | Saarde 58°08′31″N 24°58′06″E | [1] | ||
Tori Church | Lutheran | 1852-54 | Tori 58°29′N 24°49′E | Designated Memorial Church to Estonian Soldiers | [1] | |
Varbla Church | Lutheran | 1860-61 | Helmküla 58°27′20″N 23°44′57″E | [1] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kanepi Church | Protestant | 1806-10 | Kanepi 57°59′10″N 26°45′35″E | |||
Kähri Church | Orthodox | Kähri 58°01′40″N 26°59′18″E | ||||
Kärsa Church | Orthodox | 1878 | Kärsa 58°10′59″N 27°06′18″E | |||
Räpina Church | Protestant | 1785 | Räpina 58°05′58″N 27°27′29″E | [13] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hageri Church | Lutheran | First mentioned in 1424 | Hageri 59°09′34″N 24°39′03″E | [1] | ||
Juuru Church | Lutheran | 14th century | Juuru 59°03′37″N 24°57′15″E | [1] | ||
Kohila Church | Orthodox | 1899-1900 | Kohila 59°03′37″N 24°57′15″E | |||
Käru Church | Orthodox | 1860 | Kohila 59°03′37″N 24°57′15″E | [14] | ||
Märjamaa Church | Lutheran | 14th century | Märjamaa 58°54′39″N 24°25′53″E | [1] | ||
Rapla Church | Lutheran | 1901 | Rapla 58°59′40″N 24°48′04″E | Pulpit by Christian Ackermann | [15] | |
Vahastu Church | Lutheran | 1883 | Vahastu 58°57′04″N 25°16′06″E | [16] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hellamaa Church | Orthodox | Hellamaa | ||||
Karja Church | Lutheran | Linnaka 58°31′24″N 22°43′57″E | The rural church with the richest medieval stone sculpture decoration in all the Baltic states | [1] | ||
Kaarma Church | Lutheran | 1260s | Kaarma 58°20′50″N 22°30′39″E | [1] | ||
Kihelkonna Church | Lutheran | c. 1250 | Kihelkonna 58°21′36″N 22°02′08″E | [1] | ||
Kuressaare Church | Lutheran | 1620s | Kuressaare 58°15′14″N 22°29′12″E | [1] | ||
Muhu Church | Lutheran | 1267 | Muhu 58°36′14″N 23°13′34″E | Founded by Otto von Lutterberg | [1] | |
Pöide Church | Lutheran | First half of 13th century | Pöide 58°30′40″N 23°02′53″E | [1] | ||
Püha Church | Lutheran | Second half of 13th century | Püha 58°18′12″N 22°43′11″E | [1] | ||
Saint Magdalene Church, Ruhnu | Lutheran | Ruhnu | Oldest preserved wooden church in Estonia | |||
Valjala Church | Lutheran | 1227 | Püha 58°24′29″N 22°47′19″E | [1] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hargla Church | Lutheran | Hargla 57°36′49″N 26°23′45″E | ||||
Karula St. Mary's Church | Lüllemäe | |||||
Otepää Church | Lutheran | 19th century | Otepää 58°03′34″N 26°30′07″E | [1] | ||
Sangaste Church | Lutheran | Sangaste 57°55′34″N 26°19′56″E | ||||
Taagepera Church | Lutheran | Taagepera 58°00′49″N 25°41′10″E | ||||
Valga Church (Valga St. John's Church) | Lutheran | 1787-1816 | Valga 57°46′37″N 26°01′51″E | [1] | ||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halliste Holy Anna Church | Pornuse | |||||
Peter's Church | Lutheran | 1773-78 | Karksi-Nuia 58°06′16″N 25°33′54″E | [1] | ||
Pilitsvere Church | Lutheran | 13th century | Pilistvere 58°39′46″N 25°44′57″E | [1] | ||
Suure-Jaani Church | Lutheran | c. 1300 | Suure-Jaani 58°32′01″N 25°28′05″E | [1] | ||
Viljandi Church | Lutheran | Viljandi 58°21′44″N 25°35′43″E | ||||
Viljandi St. Paul's Church | Lutheran | Viljandi 58°21′48″N 25°35′29″E | ||||
Name | Denomination | Year | Location | Image | Notes | Refs |
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Rõuge Church | Lutheran | 1729-30 | Rõuge 57°43′52″N 26°55′43″E | [1] | ||
St. Catherine's Church, Võru | Orthodox | Võru 58°21′48″N 25°35′29″E | ||||
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