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Immaculate Conception Church, Tartu

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Immaculate Conception Church
The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception
Pühima Neitsi Maarja Pärispatuta Saamise kirik
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Location Tartu
Country Estonia
Denomination Roman Catholic
History
Status Parish church
Dedication Immaculate Conception
Consecrated 1899
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architectural type Church
Style Neo-gothic
Years built 1895-1899
Groundbreaking 1862
Completed 1899
Clergy
Bishop Philippe Jourdan
Rector Miguel Angel Arata Rosenthal

Immaculate Conception Church, Tartu — The Immaculate Conception Church[1] (Estonian: Pühima Neitsi Maarja Pärispatuta Saamise kirik) also known as the Catholic church in Tartu and more formally "Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary" is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, located in the city of Tartu, the second largest in Estonia.

History

It is a structure built between 1895 and 1899. It is the only Catholic parish church in Tartu. The first stone church was laid in 1862 and was officially consecrated in 1899.

It was designed by Wilhelm Schilling and built in the neo-Gothic style. It is situated in the Veski, Jakobi, Oru and Karl August Hermann streets. Because of the diverse nationalities that make up the congregation offers not only Masses in Estonian, but also in Polish and English.[2]

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