St. John’s Church
St. John's Church is a large Lutheran parish church in Tallinn, Estonia. It is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist, a disciple of Jesus Christ and author of the fourth Christian Gospel. Construction began in 1862, and the church was opened in 1867.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Tallinn, Estonia
- Also known as: “Jaani kirik”, “Johanniskirche Reval”, “Kościół św. Jana Apostoła”, “St. John’s Church in Tallinn”, and “St. John’s Church, Tallinn”
- Address: Vabaduse väljak 1, Tallinn, 10146
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Freedom Square and St. Nicholas Church.
St. Nicholas Church
Museum
St. Nicholas Church is a medieval church building in Tallinn, Estonia. St. Nicholas Church is situated 280 metres northwest of St. John’s Church.
Estonian Theatre And Music Museum
Museum
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum is a national museum located in the old town of Tallinn, Estonia. Estonian Theatre And Music Museum is situated 120 metres north of St. John’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kesklinn and Maakri.
Kesklinn
Suburb
Kesklinn is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Maakri
Quarter
Maakri is a subdistrict in the district of Kesklinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
St. John’s Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju, North Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
59.43372° or 59° 26′ 1″ north
Longitude
24.74542° or 24° 44′ 44″ east
Height
0.1 metres (0.33 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9GF6CPMW+F5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“St. John’s Church” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Царква Святога Іаана”
- Belarusian: “Царква сьвятога Яна”
- Belarusian: “Царква Сьвятога Яна”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Богослов (Талин)”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Богослов”
- Chinese: “聖約翰教堂”
- Dutch: “Sint-Janskerk”
- Estonian: “Tallinna Jaani kirik”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Johanneksen kirkko”
- Finnish: “Tallinnan Johanneksen kirkko”
- Finnish: “Tallinnan Pyhän Johanneksen kirkko”
- French: “église Saint-Jean de Tallinn”
- French: “Église Saint-Jean de Tallinn”
- French: “Église Saint-Jean”
- German: “Johanniskirche”
- German: “St. Johanniskirche”
- German: “St.-Johanniskirche in Tallinn”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Ιωάννη (Τάλιν)”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Giovanni”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Giovanni”
- Latvian: “Tallinas Jāņa baznīca”
- Persian: “کلیسای سنت جان، تالین”
- Persian: “کلیسای سنت جان”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Jana w Tallinie”
- Russian: “Таллинская церковь Св. Иоанна”
- Russian: “Яановская церковь”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan”
- Swedish: “Tallinns Sankt Johanneskyrka”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Solidarity memorial stone and Vabaduse Galerii.
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Places to explore: Meremehe naine and Grill Stop.
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