Building of the prayer-house and almshouse

At the beginning of the 19th Century there were 3 prayer-houses for Old Believers in Riga. In 1816 there were 2112 Old Believers in Riga, compared to 5402 in the year of 1826 (7904 persons in Livonia in general).

Building of the prayer-house and almshouse of the Riga Grebenshchikov Old Believer Community. Late 19th Century.