St. Virgin Mary's Church And Graveyard In InVäike-Maarja

St. Virgin Mary's Church And Graveyard In InVäike-Maarja / Vorstellung

The oldest building is the Väike- Maarja Church, built in the second half of 1370s. It is a 3-nave church in gothic style with walls that are up to 2,4 m thick. In the church one can see the altar painting "Going to heaven" by E. v. Liphart and the window glass in lead "Jesus blessing the children".
In the churchyard there is the family burial place of the owner of Kiltsi manor, vice- admiral Paul Theodor von Krusenstern; also the graves of the parents of the famous athlete Georg Lurich are situated there. Georg Lurich was born in the Kaarma Inn in 1876 (now 16 Pikk Street). A memorial stone to Georg Lurich is situated in Väike-Maarja at the beginning of Aia Street.