Old St. John's Cemetery Explained

Old St. John's Cemetery
Established:1773
Country:Estonia
Location:Tartu

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]

Following a ukase of Russian Empress Catherine II forbidding burials in churches, Old St. John's 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 New St. John's Cemetery on 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4317 Tartu Vana-Jaani kalmistu . . 6 January 2011 . 2019-06-04 . Estonian .
  2. Web site: Vana-Jaani kalmistu . City of Tartu Register Office . 17 May 2004 . 2019-06-04 . Estonian .

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