Jekabpils Old Believer Church

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Viestura iela 15 > Jekabpils > Zemgale reg.

Attention, this is national scale cultural monument!!!
The visitors are pleased to act carefully and with respect to cultural monument. For intentional or accidental damage can be applied administrative liability.

Description

The town community of old-believers exists since the second half of the 17th century, it consisted of refugees of religion-related retaliation coming from Russia. The biggest value of the church is its icons and the prayer books printed after the old-believers' canons.

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Religion, cult

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