Rubene Lutheran Church

The Rubenes evangelical lutheran church was built in the 13th century and is an architectural monument of national significance. Originally it was a wooden building, but the church got its current look in 1739. During the restoration of the floor of the Rubenes church in 2000, ancient tombs were found, the existence of which was not known until then.

The church now has a multimedia exposition, which is integrated into the renovated interior and tells about the history of the area from the 13th century with the help of interactively controlled video projections. to the present day, with special emphasis on the contribution of Henry of Latvia. A historical exposition cabinet with imitations of objects of national significance (art monuments of national significance: oblate box (1755) and cup (1849), as well as other objects important for the history of Rubenes church) has been restored and installed. Including the Wine Jar deposited from the Museum of Valmiera's stock repository.
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In 1208, the priest and later author of the Livonian Chronicle, the Henry of Latvia, gathered Latgalians in the ancient Ymera municipality, which is the origin of a Christian congregation traditions in Rubene. Some historians think the gathering place of the community might have been near the nearby Mujāni, on mound Baznīcas in Ķikuti. However, most of the historians share the opinion that the first Latvian congregation gathered at the place where the present church of Rubene is standing.

The church got its present looks in 1739, but it also features the former altar part, which was built already in the 14th century.

The Chronicles of Henry is the eldest chronicle written in the territory of Latvia. It is both a historical primary source on entry of Christianity, personalities, mutual relations and battles between nations, and everyday life in the territories of present Latvia and Estonia from 1180 to 1227. The Henry of Latvia, who had been ordained by the Riga bishop Albert, probably according to the bishop's order wrote the chronicles in the mid-20s of the 13th century.
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