St. Francis Church

St. Francis Church is a Roman Catholic church in , the capital of . The church is situated at the address 16 Katoļu Street in the Maskavas Forštate neighborhood.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “St. Francis Church, Riga”
  • Address: Katoļu iela 16, Rīga, LV-1003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of the Black Heads and Central Market.

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The House of the Blackheads is a building situated in the of , . The original building was erected in 1334 as a warehouse, meeting and celebration place for merchants. is situated 2 km west of St. Francis Church.

Marketplace
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Riga is Europe's largest market and bazaar in , . It is one of the most notable structures from the 20th century in Latvia and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list together with in 1998. is situated 1¼ km west of St. Francis Church.

Ruins
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The was a Jewish congregation and synagogue, that was located on Gogoļa iela, in the Latgale neighborhood of , . Designed by Paul von Hardenack in predominately Renaissance Revival style, the synagogue was completed in 1871. is situated 670 metres west of St. Francis Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latgale neighborhood and Avoti.

Suburb
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The Latgale neighbourhood of is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, located to the south of . Until 2024, the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate, and was also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as Maskačka—a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to .

Suburb
is a of , the capital of . It is named after Avotu iela which runs horizontally through the middle of the area.

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is a part of , here defined as the eastern bank of the Daugava river minus and .

St. Francis Church

Latitude
56.94438° or 56° 56′ 40″ north
Longitude
24.1367° or 24° 8′ 12″ east
Inception
1890
Open location code
9G86W4VP+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 151610925
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q3409339
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“St. Francis Church” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sant Francesc”
  • Danish: “Sankt Franciskus kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس فرنسيس”
  • French: “église Saint-François”
  • French: “Église Saint-François”
  • German: “St.-Franziskus-Kirche”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Sv. Franciska Romas katoļu baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Franciska baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Svētā Franciska Romas katoļu baznīca”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Франсис”
  • Russian: “костёл Святого Франциска”
  • Russian: “церковь Святого Франциска”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Франциска”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia Católica Romana de San Francisco de Riga”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco de Riga”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Francisco”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Francisco”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Franciskus kyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Франциска (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Франциска”

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