This is the List of churches in Estonia. It aims to include all current churches, chapels and monasteries in the current territory of Estonia, as well as former Christian sacral buildings that were specially designed for that purpose. The list may not include all smaller chapels located within churchyards and cemeteries, as well as regular buildings formerly used by a congregation. Note that the "Year" here denotes the year that the construction of the church began or finished, when it was inaugurated, or the main construction period of the church in question.
In line with the common church naming traditions in Estonia, a traditionally Lutheran country, the Lutheran parish churches are usually listed by their locality name (e.g. "Aegviidu Church"), while churches of other denominations are listed either by their full name by their common name. If a locality has several Lutheran churches, the official names are given.
Named after the True Cross which has also given name to the Harju-Risti village. Also known simply as "Risti Church" Contains the oldest church bell in Estonia.
Dedicated to St George, who has also given name to the small borough of Jüri. There are two chapels located within Jüri churchyard, both from the 19th century.
Dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel There are six chapels located within Keila churchyard, two from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, two from the 19th century and two from the 2nd half of the 19th century.
Former abbey of the Cistercian Order. Was closed in 1559 during the Livonian War and fell into ruins partially during the war and by a fire in 1766. The ruins are accessible as a museum.
Also known as the "Ranna Church", literally meaning "the Beach Church", as named after its location in the Rannamõisa village, which means "Beach Manor" in Estonian.
Dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary Also known as the "Dome Church" (Toomkirik) or the "Episcopal Dome Church" (Piiskoplik Toomkirik), after the German word for "cathedral" (Dom). Seat of the Archbishop of Tallinn, the primate of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Tallinn Chapel of the Consistory of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
Officially the "Tallinn Toompea Charles' Church" as it lies in the historical precinct of Toompea. Dedicated to Charles XI of Sweden. The first wooden Charles' Church was built in 1670 on the former site of the St. Anthony's Chapel nearby. It was burned down for strategic purposes by the defending Swedes during the Great Northern War in 1710. In 1863, the Temporary Charles' Church was built at another nearby site to serve during the construction of the current Charles' Church. It is one of only two churches in Estonia with two spires.
Chapel of ease of the Tallinn Charles' Church; the chapel is a miniature version of the church and therefore one of the few religious buildings in Estonia with two towers. Also functions as the cemetery gate.
Dedicated to St. Nicholas. Distinguished from the other St. Nicholas' churches in Tallinn in Estonian by usage of the Estonian name "Nigul". Was badly damaged during the March Bombing of 1944. Now houses the ecclesiastical art department of the Art Museum of Estonia.
Dedicated to St. Gertrude of Nivelles. The first St. Gertrude's Chapel was built at the site in 1438–1450 and demolished in 1535. The church was built in 1544 and was burnt down for strategic reasons during the 1571 Siege of Tallinn during the Livonian War.
Dedicated to Charles XI of Sweden. The first wooden Charles' Church was built in 1670 on the former site of the St. Anthony's Chapel nearby. It was burned down for strategic purposes by the defending Swedes during the Great Northern War in 1710. In 1863, the Temporary Charles' Church was built to serve during the construction of the current Charles' Church nearby. The Temporary Charles' Church was demolished upon its completion in 1870.
Officially the "Chapel of the St. Catherine's Monastery of the Dominican Order". Dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena. The main church, St. Catherine's Church, is disused.
Dedicated to St. Anthony the Great. The chapel was occasionally also called the "St. Anthony's Church" and the existence of a separate church and chapel cannot be ruled out. The chapel or the church gave name to the Tõnismäe ("St. Anthony's Hill") subdistrict of Tallinn. The chapel was likely demolished during the Livonian War, either strategically by the defending Swedes or by the Muscovites laying siege to the town in 1570–1571 and 1577. In 1670, the first, wooden Charles' Church was built on the same location. It was burned down for strategic purposes by the defending Swedes during the Great Northern War in 1710. The later Temporary Charles' Church and the current Charles' Church were built to nearby sites.
Tallinn Cathedral of St. Simeon and St. Anna the Prophetess
Dedicated to the transfiguration of Our Lord (Jesus). Was originally built for the church of the St Michael's Monastery of the Cistercian Order which was closed in 1629 and the church was thereafter given to the Swedish St. Michael's Congregation. In 1734, it was turned into an Orthodox church.
Dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky, the Grand Prince of Novgorod, known in Estonia for his leadership in the Battle of the Ice. Chapel of ease of first the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and thereafter of the Tallinn Church of the Entry of the Mother of God into the Temple, which itself was a chapel of ease of the Pühtitsa Convent of Kuremäe. The chapel was demolished in 1922.
Dedicated to the "Joy of All the Afflicted" icon of the Mother of God (Mary, mother of Jesus). Also known as the "Baltic Cotton Factory's Settlement Church".
Dedicated to Bishop St. Nicholas. The first St. Nicholas' church in Kopli was built in 1913 and was located in the territory of the Russian-Baltic shipyard nearby; it burned down in 1934. It is distinguished from the other St. Nicholas' churches in Tallinn in Estonian by usage of the Latin name "Nikolaus".
The first chapel in Sutlepa, Lääne County existed already by 1627. It was reconstructed in 1834 or 1837, partially using the material from the demolished Rooslepa Chapel. The chapel was relocated to the Estonian Open Air Museum in Tallinn in 1970. Chapel of ease of Tallinn St. John's Church.
Chapel of ease of the Tallinn Charles' Church; the chapel is a miniature version of the church and therefore one of the few religious buildings in Estonia with two towers.
Chapel of the Holy Spirit Congregation at the Rahumäe Cemetery
Dedicated to Bishop St. Nicholas and Arseny Bryantsev, the Orthodox Archbishop of Riga, the founder of the Pühtitsa Convent. Secondary church of the Pühtitsa Convent.
Kuremäe Church of Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow and Martyr Varvara
A first church built on the site in 1342. According to a local story, the previous name of this church was Mihkli Church, after a man named Mihkel who was walled into one of its walls.
The smallest church in Järva-Madise was built by the Swedes. The church and what happened in it are described in the book Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice) by A. H. Tammsaare.
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