About the Church
The Roman Catholic Church of Divine Providence in Rikava stands in the centre of the settlement of Rikava, in the Rēzekne region, in Latgale. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of late Classicism among the houses of prayer of Latgale, and is a state-protected architectural monument.
The present masonry church was built in 1829 with funds from the landowner Antonijus Riksas, on the site of an older wooden church, and was dedicated to Divine Providence. It is a plastered, whitewashed building in the Doric style with a sheet-metal roof.
Inside are three altars; the central one bears a painting, "Assumpta in coelis", depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the choir stands an old organ, and beneath the altar of St Anthony a stone slab marks the grave of the church's founder.
The present masonry church was built in 1829 with funds from the landowner Antonijus Riksas, on the site of an older wooden church, and was dedicated to Divine Providence. It is a plastered, whitewashed building in the Doric style with a sheet-metal roof.
Inside are three altars; the central one bears a painting, "Assumpta in coelis", depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. In the choir stands an old organ, and beneath the altar of St Anthony a stone slab marks the grave of the church's founder.