Schäftlarn, Germany
762 AD
Oberdollendorf, Germany
1189
Heilsbronn, Germany
1132
Trier, Germany
977 AD
Prenzlau, Germany
1275
Tholey, Germany
13th century
Essen, Germany
799 AD
Rottenbuch, Germany
1073
Bad Schussenried, Germany
1183
Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany
1680-1684
Amorbach, Germany
734 AD
Cologne, Germany
1334
Kastl, Germany
1103
Scheyern, Germany
1119
Sankt Märgen, Germany
1115-1118
Lorch, Germany
1102
Beuron, Germany
1863
Heidelberg, Germany
1130
Obermünstertal, Germany
c. 900 AD
Dargun, Germany
1172
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.