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St Paul's Church, Tartu
St Paul's Church ( et, Tartu Pauluse kirik) is a 20th-century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia. St Paul's congregation The St Paul's congregation was formed as a separate congregation from St Mary's Church, Tartu, St Mary's on 15 September 1910. The congregation continued to use St Mary's church until the new church was built. The land for the new church was received as a gift by the Tartu City Council in January 1911. Church building The church was designed by the famous Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen and was built in the Art Nouveau style. It is the only church in Estonia built in this style. Construction began in 1915 and the cornerstone was laid on 31 May; the church was consecrated on 1 October 1917. After two years of interior finishing, the church was again blessed on 9 November 1919 by Bishop Jakob Kukk. In 1919, the tower also had two steel church bells, which were made in Bochum. Germany. They weigh between 800 and 1,280&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bochum
Bochum ( , also , ; wep, Baukem) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 364,920 (2016), is the sixth largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the 16th largest city of Germany. On the Ruhr Heights (''Ruhrhöhen'') hill chain, between the rivers Ruhr to the south and Emscher to the north (tributaries of the Rhine), it is the second largest city of Westphalia after Dortmund, and the fourth largest city of the Ruhr after Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg. It lies at the centre of the Ruhr, Germany's largest urban area, in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, and belongs to the region of Arnsberg. Bochum is the sixth largest and one of the southernmost cities in the Low German dialect area. There are nine institutions of higher education in the city, most notably the Ruhr University Bochum (''Ruhr-Universität Bochum''), one of the ten largest universities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buildings And Structures In Tartu
A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term ''building'' compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the ''outside'' (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutheran Churches In Estonia
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched the Protestant Reformation. The reaction of the government and church authorities to the international spread of his writings, beginning with the ''Ninety-five Theses'', divided Western Christianity. During the Reformation, Lutheranism became the state religion of numerous states of northern Europe, especially in northern Germany, Scandinavia and the then-Livonian Order. Lutheran clergy became civil servants and the Lutheran churches became part of the state. The split between the Lutherans and the Roman Catholics was made public and clear with the 1521 Edict of Worms: the edicts of the Diet condemned Luther and officially banned citizens of the Holy Roman Empire from defending or propagating his ideas, subjecting advocates of Lutheranism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian National Museum
The Estonian National Museum ( et, Eesti Rahva Muuseum) founded 1909 in Tartu is a museum devoted to folklorist Jakob Hurt's heritage, to Estonian ethnography and folk art. The first items for the museum were originally collected in the latter part of the 19th century. The museum tracks the history, life and traditions of the Estonian people, presents the culture and history of other Finnic peoples, and the minorities in Estonia. It has a comprehensive display of traditional Estonian national costumes from all regions. A collection of wood carved beer tankards illustrates the traditional peasant fests and holidays. The exhibition includes an array of other handicrafts from hand-woven carpets to linen tablecloths. History The museum opened at Raadi Manor in 1922 with the Finnish ethnographer Ilmari Manninen as its director. Manninen had been working for Tartu University since 1919. Raadi Manor had been the ancestral home of Baltic German art collectors like Karl Eduard von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Sports Museum
The Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum (Estonian: ''Eesti Spordi- ja Olümpiamuuseum''), founded in 1963 and modernized in 2020, is the largest sports museum in the Baltic states. The museum is located on Rüütli street in Tartu, Estonia. Before 2016, Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum was named Estonian Sports Museum. Description Sports Museum was re-opened in October 2020 with a brand new permanent exhibition "The Story of Estonian Sport", Estonian Sports Hall of Fame and various hands-on activities like rally simulator, reaction wall, retro room, interactive basketball court, historical gym and many other fun attractions. The museum consists of exhibition rooms on three floors, historic cellar and specialized library. The museum contains collections of historic awards, cups and sports equipment. With the renovation Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum opened also new permanent exhibition „The Story of Estonian Sport“ takes you on a trip across the history of sports in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrara Marble
Carrara marble, Luna marble to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany, Italy. More marble has been extracted from the over 650 quarry sites near Carrara than from any other place. The pure white ''statuario'' grade was used for monumental sculpture, as "it has a high tensile strength, can take a high gloss polish and holds very fine detail".Kings By the late 20th century this had now run out, and the considerable ongoing production is of stone with a greyish tint, or streaks of black or grey on white. This is still attractive as an architectural facing, or for tiles. History Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome then called the " Luna marble". In the Middle Ages, most of the quarries were owned by the Marquis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Kukk
Jakob Kukk (9 September 1870 - 25 July 1933) was an Estonian prelate who served as the first bishop of the independent Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Biography Kukk was born on 9 September 1870 in Ilmatsalu, Governorate of Livonia, in the Russian Empire. He studied theology at University of Tartu between 1891 and 1895. He was ordained on 6 January 1899 in Riga and served as a priest in Võru until 1900. Later he served as vicar of St Mary's Church in Rõuge until 1902. Between 1902 and 1904 he was assistant priest of St John's Church in Saint Petersburg. In 1904 he became assistant priest at St. Mary's Church in Tartu while in 1905 he became priest of Teškovo Church. In 1906 he became vicar of St Michael's Church in Keila, where he remained until 1921. He also served as a military chaplain during the Estonian War of Independence. Kukk was elected the first bishop of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church on 12 September 1919. He was consecrated by the Archbishop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary's Church, Tartu
St Mary's Church (Estonian: ''Tartu Maarja kirik'') is a 19th century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia. Formation of the Parish The original St Mary's parish was founded on 15 August 1224. The present parish was formed after the two Tartu parishes, the German speaking and Estonian speaking congregations, united to form the parish of Tartu in 1833. Since the Parish Church of St John was too small to accommodate the large congregation, it was decided that a new church be built to serve the Estonian speaking members of the parish, while St John's would be used by the German speaking members. Church Building A previous church dedicated to St Mary was demolished in 1704 and remained in ruins for another 100 years until it was fully demolished to make way for the main building of the University of Tartu. The new St Mary's was built between 1837 and 1841 in the classicist style on plans made by G. F. W. Geist. Works took longer than expected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Luhamets
Joel Luhamets (born 19 March 1952) is an Estonian Lutheran prelate who is the current bishop of the Southern Region whose seat is in Tartu, Estonia. Early life and education Luhamets was born on 19 March 1952 in Antsla, southern Estonia to the Reverend Aleksander Luhamets and Meeta Miralda Luhamets (née Siider). After graduating from Antsla Secondary School in 1970, he started studying at the Tallinn Polytechnic Institute's Department of Engineering. He graduated as an Electrical Engineer in 1975. Between 1975 and 1977, he worked as an Electrical Engineer in Märjamaa. Ordained ministry Although he grew up in a religious family where his father was a clergyman, in the fall of 1972 he refrained from involving in any religious aspects. Until then, his life had been closely associated with church and music. Nevertheless, in 1977 he enrolled at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church to study theology from where he graduated on 6 January 1987. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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