Canon Meinard of the Augustinian Order of Segeberg monastery of Holstein started to build a church in Ikskile in 1184. Until the foundation of Riga in 1201 the church was the seat of the Bishop of Livonia, thoroughly rebuilt from 1879 - 1881, destroyed in 1916.

There is a 10 meters high cross (artists E.Samovics) and a stone altar (sculptor J.Karlovs) on the island. For conservation the ruins were covered with metal in 2002.

 

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Location
Svētā Meinarda sala, Ikšķile
Category
Churches
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Svētā Meinarda sala, Ikšķile
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