Old St. John's Cemetery

The Old St. John's Cemetery (Estonian: Vana-Jaani kalmistu) lies in the southeastern part of Raadi Cemetery in Tartu, Estonia. It was entered into the National Register of Cultural Monuments on 23 May 1997.[1]

Teller Chapel in Tartu Vana-Jaani Cemetery
Arrak chapel in Vana-Jaani cemetery

Following a ukase of Russian Empress Catherine II forbidding burials in churches, Vana-Jaani Cemetery was founded in 1773 under the ownership of St. John's Church, and formally opened on 5 November that year. It served as the burial location for St. John's German and Estonian congregations and the Tartu Russian church.[2] However, its name dates to the foundation of the New St. John's Cemetery in Puiestee Street.[2]

There are several buildings of historical value in the cemetery: the family chapel of Mayor Jacob Friedrich Teller, the Rauch-Seidlitz chapel, and the Carl Klein chapel.

Notable burials

References
  1. "4317 Tartu Vana-Jaani kalmistu" (in Estonian). National Register of Cultural Monuments. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  2. "Vana-Jaani kalmistu" (in Estonian). City of Tartu Register Office. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 2019-06-04.

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