Holzheim, Germany
14th century
Burgen, Germany
1270
Dattenberg, Germany
1220
Sommerau, Germany
13th century
Neuwied, Germany
12th century
Mudershausen, Germany
14th century
Üxheim, Germany
13th century
Schloß Thorn, Germany
16th century
Bad Breisig, Germany
12th century
Bärenbach, Germany
12th century
Westerburg, Germany
12th century
Treis-Karden, Germany
13th century
Stromberg, Germany
11th century
Puderbach, Germany
12th century
Kirchberg (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany
11th century
Burgsponheim, Germany
11th century
Nordpfälzer Land, Germany
12th century
Lemberg, Germany
c. 1200
Treis-Karden, Germany
11th century
Asbach, Germany
14th 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.