Utrecht, Netherlands
1867-1871
Wittem, Netherlands
12th century
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
13th century
Haaren, Netherlands
14th century
Nijmegen, Netherlands
1862
Ewijk, Netherlands
15th century
Well, Netherlands
14th century
Oud Valkenburg, Netherlands
15th century
Middelstum, Netherlands
1472
Utrecht, Netherlands
1822-1828
Stein, Netherlands
13th century
Baarlo, Netherlands
13th century
Loenersloot, Netherlands
1258
Velp, Netherlands
1530
Houten, Netherlands
1877-1881
Langbroek, Netherlands
1300
Laag-Keppel, Netherlands
1614-1620
Klimmen, Netherlands
19th century
Lisse, Netherlands
c. 1375
Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
13th century
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.