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    Riga Cathedral (Latvian: Rīgas Doms; German: Dom zu Riga) formally The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary, is the Evangelical Lutheran cathedral in Riga, Latvia...
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    located in Riga Cathedral. The largest mechanical pipe organ in Latvia is located in Liepāja Holy Trinity Cathedral. The first known Riga Cathedral organ was...
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    Nativity of Christ Cathedral (Latvian: Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo katedrāle, Russian: Христорождественский кафедральный собор), Riga, Latvia was built...
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    St James's Cathedral (Latvian: Svētā Jēkaba katedrāle, German: Jakobskirche) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of Riga in Latvia. The cathedral is dedicated...
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    and Deaneries. See the Archbishops' page of the official website of Riga Cathedral Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine. Pongratz-Lippitt, Christa...
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    1201, he allegedly founded the city of Riga, the modern capital of Latvia. The building of the Riga Cathedral started during his tenure there in 1221...
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    Vecrīga (redirect from Old Riga)
    old churches and cathedrals, such as Riga Cathedral, St. James's Cathedral and St. Peter's Church. Vecrīga is the original area of Riga and consists of...
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    during the Livonian War, Riga became a Free City (1561–1581). He died there on 4 February 1563 was buried in Riga Cathedral. "Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Ansbach...
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    Riga (/ˈriːɡə/ REE-gə) is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,273 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's...
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    A referendum on the transfer of Riga Cathedral to the Lutheran Church was held in Latvia on 5 and 6 September 1931. Following a 1923 referendum the Lutheran...
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  • Riga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Riga is the capital of Latvia. Riga may also refer to: In Latvia Riga International Airport Riga Cathedral,...
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    Boston, Massachusetts, Zagreb Cathedral in Zagreb, Croatia, University of Latvia, Riga Cathedral and Church of Luther in Riga, Latvia. The Boston instrument...
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    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Riga is an archdiocese administered from the capital city of Riga in Latvia. Its cathedral is Svētā Jēkaba Katedrāle. It...
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    the tallest cathedral is Cologne Cathedral (157.4 m) in Cologne, Germany. The tallest Eastern Orthodox, as well as the tallest domed cathedral, will be People's...
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    The Art Nouveau architecture in Riga makes up roughly one third of all the buildings in the centre of Riga, making Latvia's capital the city with the highest...
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  • Riga Cathedral Choir School is a state-run school in Riga, Latvia for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It provides both musical and general education, and...
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    secondary education (grades 7 to 12) in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The school traces its origins to school of Riga Cathedral, which was founded in 1211, a decade...
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    Chronicle of Henry. His body rests in the now-Lutheran Riga Cathedral, as his remains were moved to Riga in 1226. He is venerated as the apostle of the Church...
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    of Soviet Socialist Republics in January 1991 which took place mainly in Riga. The events are named for the popular effort of building and protecting barricades...
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    Jānis Šipkēvics (category Musicians from Riga)
    was born in Riga, Latvia. He began his musical education at the Emils Darzinš Music School in 1989 and graduated from the Riga Cathedral Choir School...
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    – has been predominantly Catholic, although Catholics are now common in Riga and other cities due to migration from Latgale. Historically, Lutherans were...
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    country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian...
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    Mills, which initially belonged to the Cathedral chapter of the Riga Cathedral, the full name of which is The Cathedral Church of Saint Mary. The historic...
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  • Fiore (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower) Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows, Nuoro, Sardinia St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo Riga Cathedral Cathedral of...
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    David Hilchen (category People from Riga)
    book printer to permanently settle in Riga to the city, and was instrumental in transforming the city's Cathedral school into a school with a humanistic...
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    Holy Trinity Cathedral (Latvian: Svētā Trīsvienības katedrāle) is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Riga, the capital of Latvia. The cathedral is situated...
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    Naval Cathedral, Karosta in Liepāja St Simeon and St Anne's Cathedral, Jelgava Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Riga Lutheran cathedrals in Latvia: Riga Cathedral...
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    the St. James's Cathedral was given to Catholics, Latvian Lutherans lost their bishop's cathedral and were sharing the Riga Cathedral with the Baltic...
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    blending them at will. His church buildings include: Nativity Cathedral, Riga Cathedral of the Theotokos, Vilnius St. Paraskeva Church, Vilnius St. Euphrosyne...
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    Uģis Prauliņš (category Musicians from Riga)
    whose choral work Missa Rigensis (Riga Mass) was recorded by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, the Riga Cathedral Boys Choir, Youth Choir BALSIS and...
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