Using private funds this Soviet-era house of worship was built at the start of Khrushchev’s Thaw in the late 1950s. Due to open on August 15, 1960 a change in attitude in Moscow saw the bell tower destroyed and the building converted into a concert hall. After the earth-shattering events of October 1988, the building was returned to the Catholic Church and the first Mass celebrated on November 25 of the same year. The cornerstone of the city’s Catholic community, the interior is fairly unremarkable. The main point of interest is the post-Soviet 70-metre bell tower, which is open to the public by prior arrangement and that affords a truly splendid 360º view of the city and beyond. Photographs following the strange story of the church’s existence line the walls of the steps to the top. By far the most interesting fact about this church is that it was the only one built during the Soviet period in the Baltic States.

Mass 08:00, 18:00, Sun 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 12:00, 18:00.