About the Church
The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Daugavpils stands on Church Hill (Baznīcas kalns) in Daugavpils – a site where places of worship of four different denominations rose side by side. It belongs to the Diocese of Rēzekne–Aglona and is the city's most prominent Catholic church.
The red-brick church was built in 1905 to a design by the architect Wilhelm Neumann. The twin-towered facade was created in Neo-Baroque forms, while the wooden side altars are in the Neo-Gothic style; they were installed in 1905–1906.
The interior is adorned with a copy of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's painting "The Immaculate Conception". The church houses one of the largest organs in Latvia – built in 1909 by Polish craftsmen (the Adolf Homan workshop in Warsaw and Vilnius), with 28 stops and two manuals.
The church is one of the most notable landmarks of Daugavpils's architecture and spiritual life, drawing large numbers of the faithful and tourists every year.
The red-brick church was built in 1905 to a design by the architect Wilhelm Neumann. The twin-towered facade was created in Neo-Baroque forms, while the wooden side altars are in the Neo-Gothic style; they were installed in 1905–1906.
The interior is adorned with a copy of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's painting "The Immaculate Conception". The church houses one of the largest organs in Latvia – built in 1909 by Polish craftsmen (the Adolf Homan workshop in Warsaw and Vilnius), with 28 stops and two manuals.
The church is one of the most notable landmarks of Daugavpils's architecture and spiritual life, drawing large numbers of the faithful and tourists every year.