St. Peter's Church

Summary

St. Peter's Church is a church building^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• St. Peter's Church's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[3].
• St. Peter's Church is located in Central District^[4].
• St. Peter's Church is located in Riga^[5].
• St. Peter's Church is in the country of Latvia^[6].
• St. Peter's Church's instance of is recorded as church building^[7].
• Saint Peter is named after St. Peter's Church^[8].
• St. Peter's Church's architectural style is recorded as Brick Gothic^[9].
• St. Peter's Church's architectural style is recorded as Gothic art^[10].
• St. Peter's Church's architectural style is recorded as Baroque^[11].
• St. Peter's Church is made of brick^[12].
• St. Peter's Church's Commons category is recorded as Saint Peter's Church, Riga^[13].
• St. Peter's Church's patron saint is recorded as Saint Peter^[14].
• January 1, 1201 marks the founding of St. Peter's Church^[15].
• St. Peter's Church was dissolved in 1941^[16].
• St. Peter's Church's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.9475, 'lon': 24.109444444444}^[17].
• St. Peter's Church's dedicated to is recorded as Saint Peter^[18].
• St. Peter's Church's official website is recorded as http://peterbaznica.riga.lv/en/news/^[19].
• St. Peter's Church's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1209^[20].
• St. Peter's Church's heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia^[21].
• St. Peter's Church's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lv', 'text': 'Sv. Pētera baznīca'}^[22].
• St. Peter's Church's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Petrikirche'}^[23].
• St. Peter's Church's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+78.80'}^[24].
• St. Peter's Church's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+123.25'}^[25].
• St. Peter's Church's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34.90'}^[26].
• St. Peter's Church's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as Cultural heritage monuments in Vecrīga, Riga^[27].

Body

Geography

St. Peter's Church is in the country of Latvia^[6]. Located in include Central District^[4], an administrative territorial entity^[28], in Latvia^[29] and Riga^[5], a state city of Latvia^[30], in Latvia^[31], founded in 1201^[32].

Physical Characteristics

St. Peter's Church's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+78.80'}^[24].

Designation and Status

St. Peter's Church's instance of is recorded as church building^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National architectural monument of Latvia^[21]. Its religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[3].

History and Context

January 1, 1201 marks the founding of St. Peter's Church^[15]. Saint Peter is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

St. Peter's Church ranks in the top 1% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]