Riga 4 of 5

I visited St. Peter's Church, one of the oldest and largest houses of God, in the Baltic countries. It is the Reformation Church of Riga and has been a landmark with its Baroque spire for over 800 years. 

Here, in this church, the reformation began in 1522, five years after the posting of Luther's thesis. In 1525 there was an announcement that freedom of belief was now permitted in Latvia.

I took a lift up the church spire where there were good views of the old city.

Back inside the church, I came across a very interesting painting of Jesus the Messiah where Jesus is depicted surrounded by  a group people dressed in various outfits representing the different eras of the history of Riga.