St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn

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St Mary's Cathedral
Episcopal Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary, Tallinn
Estonian: Tallinna toomkirik Estonian: Tallinna Püha Neitsi Maarja Piiskoplik Toomkirik
St Mary's Cathedral Location in Estonia
59°26′13.56″N 24°44′20.4″E / 59.4371000°N 24.739000°E / 59.4371000; 24.739000
Location	Vanalinn, Tallinn, Harju County
Address	Toom-Kooli 6
Country	Estonia
Language(s)	Estonian
Denomination	Lutheran
Previous denomination	Catholic
Website	toomkirik.ee
History
Status	Active
Founded	before 1219
Founder(s)	Danes
Dedication	Blessed Virgin Mary
Dedicated	1240
Architecture
Functional status	Cathedral
Heritage designation	Kultuurimälestis (no. 1087)
Designated	20 September 1995
Architectural type	Basilica
Style	Gothic
Years built	1229–1240 1330–1430 (enlargement) 1686–1779 (restoration)
Groundbreaking	before 1219
Specifications
Length	29 metres (95 ft 2 in)
Number of towers	1
Tower height	69 metres (226 ft 5 in)
Materials	Stone
Administration
Archdiocese	Tallinn
Deanery	Tallinn
Clergy
Archbishop	Urmas Viilma
Rector	Arho Tuhkru Joel Siim
Deacon(s)	René Paats

St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn (Estonian: Toomkirik, full name: Tallinna Püha Neitsi Maarja Piiskoplik Toomkirik, German: Ritter- und Domkirche, English: The Episcopal Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Mary, Tallinn, also known as the Dome Church) is a cathedral church located on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, Estonia. Originally established by Danes in the 13th century, it is the oldest church in Tallinn and mainland Estonia. It is also the only building in Toompea which survived the 17th-century fire.^[1]

Originally a Roman Catholic cathedral, it became Lutheran in 1561 and now belongs to the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Tallinn, the spiritual leader of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, and chairman of that church's governing synod.

The church has been a national cultural monument of Estonia since 20 September 1995.^[2]