St. Catherine’s Church

St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu is a Russian Orthodox church in , . The church was built in 1764-1768 and named after the empress, Catherine the Great, who presented the church to the city after a visit in 1764.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Pärnu, Estonia
  • Also known as: “St. Catherine’s Church, Pärnu”
  • Address: Vee 8, Pärnu, 80011

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Building of the Endla Theatre and Red Tower.

Theater building
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is a theater building.

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is a tower in , . The tower is only building of medieval New-Pärnu Fortress, which is preserved until today. The tower is named after the red bricks which are used to line the inside and outside of the tower. is situated 290 metres east of St. Catherine’s Church.

Photo: Ewa Dryjanska, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in the historical fortifications of , Estonia. The gate may have been constructed to designs by Erik Dahlbergh during the time of Swedish rule of Estonia. is situated 250 metres southwest of St. Catherine’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valgeranna.

Photo: Fotofann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in Pärnu municipality, , in southwestern . It is located just south of , on the coast of Pärnu Bay. The city of is located 7 km east.

St. Catherine’s Church

Latitude
58.38525° or 58° 23′ 7″ north
Longitude
24.49781° or 24° 29′ 52″ east
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9GC69FPX+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71507830
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q14566960
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“St. Catherine’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святой Кацярыны (Пярну)”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святой Кацярыны”
  • Estonian: “Pärnu Suurmärter Katariina kirik”
  • French: “église Sainte-Catherine de Pärnu”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Catherine de Pärnu”
  • Latvian: “Pērnavas Svētās Katrīnas baznīca”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew św. Katarzyny w Parnawie”
  • Russian: “Церковь святой Екатерины (Пярну)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Екатерины”
  • Swedish: “Pärnu Suurmärter Katariina kirik”

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Highlights: Lastepark and Pärnu raekoda.

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