Tallinna Issanda Muutmise peakirik (Tallinn)

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After the reconstruction, the church was consecrated in 1734 in honor of the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord as the Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Russian: Соборная церковь Преображения Господня) and handed over to the Orthodox citizens of Tallinn. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord was the main church (cathedral) of the Orthodox Church until 1900, until the completion of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. The tower was built on the church in 1776, the current windows, main door and roof dome were completed in 1827–1830. The Orthodox Church School of the Transfiguration of the Lord Parish (Russian: Церковно-приходское Преображениеское училище) opened in 1866 and an orphanage operated at the church. 1881. In 1891, the Estonian parish of the Russian Preobrazhensky congregation was formed, and the Vladimir Mother of God congregation became an independent congregation in 1891[2], which used the small Vladimir Mother of God Church. More in the articles Vladimir Mother of God Congregation and Tallinn Transfiguration Congregation After the completion of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on Toompea, the former Tallinn Transfiguration Russian congregation moved there, taking most of the movable property from the Transfiguration Church with it. However, the Orthodox Estonian Vladimir Mother of God congregation moved from the small Tallinn Vladimir Mother of God Church located next door to it. Since 1920, the Transfiguration Church has belonged to the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church. The Vladimir Mother of God Church was rebuilt into a congregation house in 1921.