Chapel on the grave of Archbishop John (Pommer; 1876-1934)

Chapel on  the grave of Archbishop John (Pommer; 1876-1934)) at the Intercession Cemetery in Riga was solemnly consecrated on October 11, 1936. Above the entrance to the chapel there is a mosaic “John the Baptist” by Eugene Klimov. In 2001, Archbishop John was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2003, the relics of the Hieromartyr John of Riga were transferred from the Intercession Cemetery to the Riga Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ.