2019The 700th Anniversary of Tallinn Cathedral School - First Day Cover

As early as 1266, Tallinn’s cathedral chapter had an official who was in charge of the cathedral school. The first written record of the Tallinn Cathedral School is from 3 January 1319, when Danish King Eric VI Menved gave the cathedral chapter exclusive school operation rights in Tallinn. Based on the first mention of the school’s name, Tallinn Cathedral School is celebrating its 700th anniversary in 2019, as the oldest operating school in Estonia and one of the oldest in the Baltic Sea region.