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2 unusual facts about St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn


Charles Eugène de Croÿ

On demand of his creditors, his body, which rested at St. Nicholas' Church, was not buried for more than 190 years, and, when mummified, was exhibited as a curiosity.

Victor of Marseilles

His life and martyrdom are celebrated in the scenes depicted in the High Altar of the St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn.


Aegna

Aegna island has an area of around 3 km2, and can be found off the Viimsi peninsula, around 1.5 km NW of Rohuneeme and 14 km north of Tallinn.

All My Lenins

Moreover, Kesküla had former experience to initiate rebels in Russia with the help of the foreign hands: in 1905, in Tallinn, Tartu and Riga he got money from Japanese spy Motohirto Akashi and acted in his interests.

All Saints' Church, King's Heath

This was replaced in 1892 by an organ by Flight and Robson from St. John's Church, Blackheath, London.

All Saints' Church, Misterton

The east window of the Holy Cross chapel was designed by John Piper and made by his glassmaker, Patrick Reyntiens.

All Saints' Church, Monkwearmouth

A parish of All Saints was formed in 1844 when it became clear that there was no longer enough room in the only parish church for Monkwearmouth (St Peter's), and a church for the new parish was completed and consecrated in 1849.

All Saints' Church, Ryde

Music sung ranges from Tallis and Byrd to more modern composers - communion settings by Kenneth Leighton and Grayston Ives and anthems by Malcolm Archer, Colin Mawby, Alan Ridout and Paul Edwards.

Boy bishop

Such ceremonies are now also found at Westminster Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, and a number of parish churches throughout England, including All Saints' Church, Northampton, Claines, Worcestershire, and also St Christopher's Parish Church, Bournemouth, (early 1950s), where the Boy Bishop was installed on St Christopher's Day, (July 25), and 'reigned' for one year, preaching and 'presiding' at youth events.

Charles' Church, Tallinn

Charles Church (Estonian: Kaarli kirik) is a Lutheran church in Tallinn, Estonia, built 1862-1870 to plans by Otto Pius Hippius.

Christfried Burmeister

Christfried Burmeister (later Christfried Puurmeister, 26 May 1898 in Tallinn, Estonia – 12 July 1965 in Bradford, England) was an Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Cornelis Schut

Works by Cornelis Schut are represented at e.g. the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and the Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn.

Crystal Japan

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 978-1-903111-14-7

Don Dubbins

Child actor Stephen Talbot delivers a compelling role as Ab Martin, Cantwell's prize pupil who at the end of the episode recites to his dying teacher part of Patrick Henry's 1775 address at St. Johns' Church.

Douglas Lawrence

Raymond Douglas Lawrence OAM (born 1943) is an Australian organist who is Director of Music at the Scots' Church, Melbourne and Teacher of the Organ at the University of Melbourne.

Edgar Johan Kuusik

Edgar Johan Kuusik (February 22, 1888 in Valgjärve, Estonia - August 3, 1974 in Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian architect (mostly freelance) and furniture and interior designer.

EML Lembit

On 28 August 1979 exactly 38 years after she had left Tallinn, Lembit returned – under tow.

Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eesti Laul 2010 was held on 12 March at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn, hosted by Estonian actors Ott Sepp and Märt Avandi.

Estonia Piano Factory

The Estonia Piano Factory was founded in 1950 by Ernst Hiis in Tallinn, Estonia.

Estonian Sign Language

It is widespread in the cities of Tallinn and Pärnu among deaf ethnic Estonians; deaf Russian Estonians in Tallinn use Russian Sign Language, Russians outside Tallinn tend to use a Russian–Estonian Sign Language pidgin, or may be bilingual.

Frederick Myron Colby

Colby wrote for a variety of publications aimed at youths such as The Youth's Companion and St. Nicholas.

Gennady Kuzmin

In other competition, he achieved outright or shared first place at Hastings 1973/74 (with Szabó, Tal and Timman), Baku 1977, Tallinn 1979, Kladovo 1980, Dortmund 1981 (with Speelman and Ftáčnik) and Bangalore 1981.

George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle

These plaques have been set up in numerous places, notably at Portsmouth Cathedral by the then First Sea Lord, Admiral The Lord West in 2005, and by the HM The Queen during her visit to Tallinn in 2010.

Gott ist mein König, BWV 71

From 1707 to 1708, Bach was the organist of one of Mühlhausen's principal churches, Divi Blasii church (dedicated to St Blaise also called Blaise the Divine), where he composed some of his earliest surviving cantatas.

Grigori Kromanov

Grigori Kromanov (8 March 1926 in Tallinn – 18 July 1984 in Lahe, Lääne-Virumaa) was an Estonian theatre and film director.

Harald Tammer

Former President of Rotary Club Tallinn and member of the privat 100 Men's Club named Centum Club (et: Centumi klubi, also known Sajamehe klubi) led by President of Estonia Konstantin Päts.

Interactive Brokers

(IB) is a U.S. based online discount brokerage firm headquartered in Greenwich CT in the United States and with offices in Budapest, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Montreal, Mumbai, Shanghai, Saint Petersburg, Sydney, Tallinn, Tokyo, and Zug.

Ježíšek

It was Martin Luther who coined the term during the 16th century, an attempt to provide a suitable name to their figure other than St. Nicholas.

Kesklinn, Tallinn

It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste.

Lihula

By the order of prime minister Juhan Parts, the authorities removed the monument and as of June 2007, it stands in the Occupation Museum in Tallinn.

Mersey Chambers

It fronts St. Nicholas' churchyard, which was laid out as a public garden in 1891 in memory of James Harrison, a partner in the company.

Nadezhda Kosintseva

At the European Youth Chess Championship, Kosintseva took gold medals in 1995 (Girls Under-10, Verdun), 1997 (Girls Under-12, Tallinn) and 2000 (Girls Under-18, Kallithea).

NB8

The Nordic Council of Ministers offices opened in the three Baltic capitals (Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius) in 1991 play a key role in the dynamic Nordic–Baltic co-operation.

Ormside bowl

The bowl was found buried in 1823 in what is now St James' Churchyard in Great Ormside and donated to the Yorkshire Museum.

Peter Toon

There was a private family funeral in California followed by a public memorial service organised by the Prayer Book Society of the USA at All Saints' Church, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania on July 24, 2009.

Petrine Baroque

The Petrine Baroque structures outside St Petersburg are scarce; they include the Menshikov Tower in Moscow and the Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn.

Qualimetry

That this initiative was timely and justifiable was borne out by a series of international scholarly conferences fully or partly devoted to issues of qualimetry, e.g., in Moscow, Oslo, Varna, Yerevan, Madrid or Tallinn.

Russalka Memorial

The Russalka Memorial is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn, to mark the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Russian warship Rusalka, or "Mermaid", which sank en route to Finland in 1893.

Sanctuary Knocker

Examples of Sanctuary Knockers can be found on Durham Cathedral, the St. Nicholas church in Gloucester and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-upon-Avon.

St Denys' Church, Sleaford

In 1796 a new peal of 8 bells were cast by Thomas Osborn of Downham, Norfolk.

St Nicholas' Church, Brockley

St Nicholas' Church in Brockley, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century, and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.

St Nicholas' Church, Gayton

In September 2013, James Meade, son of equestrian champion Richard Meade, and Lady Laura Marsham, daughter of Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney, who lives in nearby Gayton Hall, got married in this church.

St Nicolas' Church, Abingdon

The earliest documentary evidence of this church's existence is in a ruling about tithes in 1177 by Pope Alexander III.

St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig

It is named after St. Nicholas, the patron saint of merchants and wholesalers, and is situated in the very heart of the city at the intersection of two then important trade roads, the Via Regia and Via Imperii.

Tallinn French School

The most famous alumnus of Tallinn French School is probably the opera singer Georg Ots (finished secondary school in 1938), who was popular in the Soviet Union.

Tartu County

Economic development of the region was further encouraged by the construction of the railway connecting Tartu with Tallinn, Riga and St. Petersburg.

Walter Cowan

Memorials to the 110 men of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force killed in the Baltic action of 1919 are now in the Estonian capital Tallinn, the Latvian capital Riga and Portsmouth cathedral.

William Adams Nicholson

Many other churches were restored under his supervision, including St. Peter at Gowts' Church, Lincoln, not quite complete at his death.


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