Frankenstein, Germany
c. 1100
Dahn, Germany
1230-1240
Lambrecht, Germany
c. 1330
Stromberg, Germany
11th century
Grimburg, Germany
c. 1190
Annweiler, Germany
12th century
Annweiler, Germany
11th century
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
1859-1960
Altenahr, Germany
14th century
Lambrecht, Germany
13th century
Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
c. 1210
Battenberg, Germany
13th century
Lambrecht, Germany
12th century
Bacharach, Germany
12th century
Hallgarten, Germany
c. 1200
Rheindiebach, Germany
1219
Welschbillig, Germany
13th century
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
12th century
Vorderweidenthal, Germany
1150-1200
Wilgartswiesen, Germany
11th 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.