Church of St. John’s almshouse

Church of St. John's almshouse is a wooden church in Tallinn, . Since 1999 the building is designated as "architectural monument". Nowadays, the church is used by a congregation belonging to Armenian Apostolic Church.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Tallinn
  • Also known as: “Jaani Seegi kirik” and “Царква прытулку сьвятога Яна (Талін)”
  • Address: Tartu mnt 16a, Tallinn, 10117

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Paberi and Swissôtel Tallinn.

Tram stop
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is a tram stop.

Hotel
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, known as the Tomimae commercial… is situated 100 metres south of Church of St. John’s almshouse.

Museum
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is a medieval church building in , . is situated 1 km west of Church of St. John’s almshouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maakri and Kesklinn.

Quarter
is a subdistrict in the district of , , the capital of .

Suburb
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is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of .

Church of St. John’s almshouse

Latitude
59.43376° or 59° 26′ 2″ north
Longitude
24.76174° or 24° 45′ 42″ east
Levels
1
Height
7 metres (23 feet)
Roof shape
gabled
Operator
Armeenia Apostliku Kiriku Eesti Püha Gregoriuse Kogudus
Open location code
9GF6CQM6+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26888895
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q12376146
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Church of St. John’s almshouse” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցի (Տալլին)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ եկեղեցի”
  • Belarusian: “Царква прытулку Святога Яна”
  • Belarusian: “Царква прытулку сьвятога Яна”
  • Belarusian: “Царква прытулку Сьвятога Яна”
  • Estonian: “Tallinna Jaani seegi kirik”
  • Estonian: “Tallinna Jaani Seegi kirik”
  • Finnish: “Armenian apostolisen kirkon Tallinnan Johanneksen köyhäinkirkko”
  • German: “Spitalkirche zu St. Johann”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя (Таллин)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя”

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