Church of St. Anne, Yekaterinburg

The Church of St. Anne is closely linked to the history of Catholic communities in the Urals. From the 18th and 19th centuries, Catholics of Polish, German, and Baltic origin came to the region as settlers, soldiers, or exiles. The parish was not only used for worship. It also played a role in education, charity, and everyday community life.

The first stone church was completed around 1884. The building was not large, but its pointed arches and vertical lines gave it a clear, recognizable form. Decoration was simple and restrained. During the Soviet period, religious activity was stopped. The church was closed and used for non-religious purposes, including cultural and municipal functions. In the early 1960s, the original building was demolished, and no part of it survived.

The church standing today is a reconstruction built in the 1990s and consecrated in 2000, on nearly the same site. It is a modern structure but deliberately echoes the earlier Neo-Gothic design through vertical elements, simple shapes, and a clear interior layout. The space is calm and functional, suited to regular worship. Its return to active use shows how Catholic religious life continued despite migration, repression, and long interruption, and how it was gradually restored at the end of the 20th century.