Jaani kirik

                                      Jaani kirik

Jaani kirik on Viljandis paiknev kivikirik ja tegutseb EELK Viljandi Jaani kogudus.

Kiriku geograafilised koordinaadid on 58° 21′ 43″ N, 25° 31′ 47″ E
 
Liivi sõja (1558–1583) ajal purustati turuväljaku ääres paiknenud ning Pühale Johannesele ja Klaarale pühitsetud Viljandi linnakirik.
17. sajandi esimestel kümnendeil ehitatud kirik pühitseti ristija Johannesele. Taas kannatas kirik Põhjasõjas. 18. sajandi teisel poolel sai kirik kõrge, vahegaleriiga barokse tornikiivri, mis põles 1811. aastal. 1815 valmis tänaseni säilinud tornikiiver.
Kirik suleti 1950. aastail ning muudeti kaubalaoks. 1986 alustati hoone rekonstrueerimist kontsertsaaliks ja 1989. aastal hakati mõtlema juba kiriku taastamise peale. Peaaegu valminud kirikus peeti 1991. aasta jõulude ajal jälle jumalateenistus ning 27. detsembri 1992 jõuti taas kiriku sissepühitsemiseni.

 During the Livonian war, the church hallowed for Saint Johannes and Klaara was destroyed. The church built in the early years of the 17th century was hallowed for Saint Johannes. The church suffered again during the Great Northern War. In the second half of the 18th century recieved a tall, baroque style spire. which burned down in 1811. The spire that still stands today was finished in 1815. The church was closed in the 1950s and was turned into a warehouse. The reconstruction of the building was started in 1986, turning it into a concert hall and in 1989 they started to consider about restoring the church. The church was almost finished in 1991 during Christmas, when there was a service taken through and on the 27th of December in 1992 the church was consecrated.

Pilt: J.Brotze 

Foto: Peter August Skjoldby