St. Catherine’s Swedish Church

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ST. CATHERINE’S SWEDISH CHURCH, located at 1-3 Malaya Konyushennaya St., is an architectural monument. The classical building of the church (architect Y.M. Felten) was erected in 1767-69 for the needs of the Swedish Lutheran community. In 1863-65, it was replaced with a new neo-Romanesque church containing a portal and a rosette window (architect C.K. Andersson), capable of seating 1,200. In 1917, the community numbered nearly 5,200. A school, two orphanages and an almshouse functioned under the care of the church. In 1936, the church was closed and transformed into a gymnasium. Public church services resumed in part of the building in 1991, and by 2002 the church returned to full services. The church gave its name to Shvedsky Lane adjacent to it (the lane is situated between Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street and Malaya Konyushennaya Street).

References: Антонов В. В., Кобак А. В. Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: Ист.-церков. энцикл. СПб., 1996. Т. 3. С. 246-247.

S. V. Boglachev. Andersson Carl (Karlovich)
Felten Yury (Georg Friedrich) Matveevich
Malaya Konyushennaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 3
Malaya Konyushennaya St./Saint Petersburg, city, house 1
Shvedsky Lane/Saint Petersburg, city
Антонов В. В., Кобак А. В. Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: Ист.-церков. энцикл.: В 3 т. СПб., 1994-1996 Neoclassicism
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