St Olaf’s Church

St. Olaf’s, or St. Olav's Church, is a Baptist church in , . Originally a Roman Catholic Church, it is believed to have been built already in the 12th century by Scandinavian merchants, decades before the Kingdom of Denmark conquered Tallinn in 1219.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Baptist
  • Description: church in Tallinn, Estonia
  • Also known as: “St. Olaf’s Church”, “St. Olaf’s Church, Tallinn”, and “St. Olav’s Church”
  • Address: Lai 50, Tallinn, 10133
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estonian Maritime Museum and Estonian Museum Of Natural History.

Museum
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The is located in the Fat Margaret tower in the old town of . The museum presents the history of ships and navigation in and related to Estonia. is situated 150 metres northeast of St Olaf’s Church.

Museum
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The is the national museum for natural history. It is situated in . The museum focuses on natural history and nature education, offering its visitors a tour in the wilderness of Estonia. is situated 160 metres west of St Olaf’s Church.

Theater building
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, or House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads, in , the capital of Estonia, is a former headquarters of the Brotherhood of Blackheads. is situated 290 metres south of St Olaf’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kesklinn and Kalamaja.

Suburb
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is one of the 8 administrative districts of , the capital of . It is situated on the and bordered to the northwest by the district of , to the west by , to the southwest by , to the east by and , and to the south by , beyond .

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is a subdistrict of the district of in , the capital of . It is located just northwest of the historical town centre, on the coast of the .

St Olaf’s Church

Latitude
59.4413° or 59° 26′ 29″ north
Longitude
24.74791° or 24° 44′ 53″ east
Height
117 metres (384 feet)
Open location code
9GF6CPRX+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26889368
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­baptist
Wiki­data ID
Q834511
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“St Olaf’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Օլաֆի եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Olaf kilsəsi (Tallin)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Olaf kilsəsi”
  • Basque: “San Olaf eliza (Tallin)”
  • Basque: “San Olaf eliza”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Олевістэ”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Олафа”
  • Belarusian: “Царква сьвятога Олафа”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Олафа”
  • Chinese: “圣奥拉夫教堂”
  • Chinese: “塔林圣奥拉夫教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖奧拉夫教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel svatého Olafa”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Olafa”
  • Dutch: “Olafkerk”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Olafkerk”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Olafskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس اولاف”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Sankta Olav”
  • Estonian: “Oleviste kirik”
  • Estonian: “Tallinna Oleviste kirik”
  • Finnish: “Olevisten kirkko”
  • French: “Église Saint-Olaf de Tallinn”
  • French: “Église Saint-Olaf”
  • French: “Oleviste Kirik”
  • French: “Saint-Olaf”
  • French: “St. Olav”
  • German: “Olaikirche”
  • German: “Oleviste kirik”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית אולף הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Olaf-templom”
  • Iban: “Gerija St. Olaf, Tallinn”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Olaf, Tallinn”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Sant’Olav”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di Sant’Olav”
  • Italian: “Oleviste Kirik”
  • Japanese: “聖オーラフ教会”
  • Korean: “성 올라프 교회”
  • Latvian: “Tallinas Olafa baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Tallinas Svētā Olafa baznīca”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Olavo bažnyčia”
  • Macedonian: “Олафска црква”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Olavskirken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oleviste kirik”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oleviste kiriku”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Olavs kirke”
  • Norwegian: “Oleviste kirik”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت اولاف، تالین”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سنت اولافس، تالین”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Olafa w Tallinnie”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de São Olavo”
  • Russian: “Олевисте”
  • Russian: “церковь Олевисте”
  • Russian: “Церковь Оливисте”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Олафа”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Olafa”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev svetega Olafa, Talin”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de San Olaf (Tallin)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de San Olaf”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Olavs kyrka, Tallinn”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Olavs kyrka”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Olofs kyrka”
  • Swedish: “St Olavs kyrka”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Olaf Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Олафа”

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