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St. John's Church in Viljandi

The church devoted to John the Baptist was erected in the 17thC upon the ruins of a Franciscan abbey. The church was destroyed several times in various wars and then invariably rebuilt. Still functioning after the Second World War, it was closed in 1950 and turned into a warehouse.
It was consecrated again in 1992 and is now often used as a concert venue. Interesting to know: *This place of worship contains the communion table by Aivar Oja and stained-glass windows by Renee Aua. *Wall carpets have been made by the local textile artist Prof. Anu Raud, whose work "Mother Tree” is displayed in the UN's main building in New York.

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Features and amenities
  • Guide service available
  • Estonian
  • Amenities
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Site lighting
  • Free parking
  • Additional services
  • Souvenirs
Times and prices
Monday–friday, sunday 10:00 - 17:00
Saturday closed

Free of charge.

Information
  • Pikk tänav 6, Viljandi
  • viljandi.jaani@eelk.ee
  • viljandi.jaani@eelk.ee
  • (+372) 433 3000
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