Explore the historic highlights of Isles of Scilly
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
946 AD
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
c. 1130
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
1683
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
1651-1652
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
1548-1551
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
18th century
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
1551
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
800 BCE - 400 AD
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
1548-1551
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
2500-1000 BCE
Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
2000-1500 BCE
The church of the former Franciscan monastery was built probably between 1515 and 1520. It is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Rauma. The church stands by the small stream of Raumanjoki (Rauma river).
The exact age of the Church of the Holy Cross is unknown, but it was built to serve as the monastery church of the Rauma Franciscan Friary. The monastery had been established in the early 15th century and a wooden church was built on this location around the year 1420.
The Church of the Holy Cross served the monastery until 1538, when it was abandoned for a hundred years as the Franciscan friary was disbanded in the Swedish Reformation. The church was re-established as a Lutheran church in 1640, when the nearby Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.
The choir of the two-aisle grey granite church features medieval murals and frescoes. The white steeple of the church was built in 1816 and has served as a landmark for seafarers.