Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic church in , the capital of . The church is situated at the address 5 Pils Street. It was built in 1785.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Riga, Latvia
  • Also known as: “our Lady of Sorrows Church, Riga” and “Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Riga”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National History Museum of Latvia and Riga Cathedral.

Museum
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The Latvian National Museum of History, is a national history museum in , . It was founded in 1869 by the Riga Latvian Society. Since 1920 it has been located in Riga Castle and in 1924 it attained state museum status.

Church
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formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in , Latvia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Riga. is situated 240 metres southeast of Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

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The is a building complex consisting of three houses, situated in , . The houses together form the oldest complex of dwelling houses in Riga. Each house represents various periods of development of dwelling house construction. is situated 170 metres east of Our Lady of Sorrows Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vecrīga and Bastion Hill.

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Old Riga — in Latvian — is the old town of . is famous for its old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. is one of two world heritage sites entirely situated in Latvia.

Locality
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Bastejkalns Park is a spacious park on the northern edge of the of capital .

Suburb
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is an island on the left bank of the Daugava river, connected to city center and by the Shroud Bridge. is divided from the rest of Riga by the Daugava in the east, Roņu dīķis in the north, Zunda in the west and Agenskalna līcis in the south.

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Latitude
56.95029° or 56° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
24.10148° or 24° 6′ 5″ east
Open location code
9G86X422+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87493950
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2672158
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Our Lady of Sorrows Church” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква Маці Божай Смуткуючай”
  • Catalan: “mare de Déu dels Dolors (Riga)”
  • Catalan: “Mare de Déu dels Dolors”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيده الاحزان (سينترال ديستريكت, لاتفيا)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيده الاحزان”
  • Estonian: “Riia Valuema kirik”
  • French: “église Notre-Dame-des-Douleurs de Riga”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame-des-Douleurs de Riga”
  • German: “Mutter-Gottes-der-Schmerzen-Kirche”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Sāpju Dievmātes baznīca”
  • Latvian: “Rīgas Sāpju Dievmātes Romas katoļu baznīca”
  • Macedonian: “Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Riga”
  • Macedonian: “Our Lady of Sorrows Church”
  • Persian: “کلیسای بانوی غمگین ما، ریگا”
  • Persian: “کلیسای بانوی غمگین ما”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Boskiej Bolesnej w Rydze”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Bożej Bolesnej w Rydze”
  • Russian: “Церковь Скорбящей Богоматери (Рига)”
  • Russian: “Церковь Скорбящей Богоматери”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Riga)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Матері Божої Скорботної (Рига)”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Матері Божої Скорботної”

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