Lutheran Church in Toksovo, Lutheran church in Toksovo, Russia.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Alexandrovskaya Church) is a Neo-Gothic stone Lutheran church built in 1883–1887 to a design by architect K. T. Solovyov. It has 1,136 seats and double choirs, and its altar painting was made by Santeri Ikko. The building stands at 45 Sovetov Street in Toksovo.
The Toksovo Lutheran parish, first called Korpiselka, was founded in 1625–1628; its small wooden St Andrew's church burned around 1703 during the Great Northern War. A new wooden church, funded from the treasury, was completed in 1757 and demolished in the 1880s. The present stone church, designed by K. T. Solovyov, was consecrated on 30 August 1887.
The parish was founded in 1625–1628 as Korpiselka and served 44 villages by 1913, including Yukki and Kavgolovo. The Finnish writer Juhani Konkka was born in the parish. The church's folk name, Alexandrovskaya, recalls a visit by Emperor Alexander III.
The church sits along the main road running through Toksovo village and is easily accessible on foot. Services are held on weekends and holidays, so checking ahead helps you plan a visit that fits with community gatherings.
The church's popular name, Alexandrovskaya, recalls a visit by Emperor Alexander III. Consecrated on 30 August 1887, it seated 1,136 people and had double choirs. From 1937 the building housed a club divided by partitions into three floors until it was returned to believers in 1990.
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