Church of Alexander Nevsky
Description:
The Church of Alexander Nevsky is an Orthodox church in the name of Prince Alexander Nevsky. This wooden temple is located in the city of Daugavpils in Latvia. It is located in the old cemetery near the Dinaburg fortress.
The church was built in 1897 without nails, in the style characteristic of the northern part of Russia. And consecrated in August 1897. The building is decorated with wooden carvings.
The soldiers damaged the church, but it has survived to this day. It is protected as a monument of wooden architecture. In 1991, a cross was erected over the church. For a long time the church was without a priest, only occasionally there were services by the clergy of the Borisoglebsky Cathedral.
In 2002, Priest Vladimir was blessed to serve this church.