Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1861
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1778
Dundee, United Kingdom
1867
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1989
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1901
Glasgow, United Kingdom
2011
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1471
Cardiff, United Kingdom
1905
Londonderry, United Kingdom
1992
Belfast, United Kingdom
1929
Cardiff, United Kingdom
1946
Jersey, United Kingdom
Wrexham, United Kingdom
1996
Newport, United Kingdom
75 AD
Port Talbot, United Kingdom
1892
Lerwick, United Kingdom
2007
Roxburghshire, United Kingdom
16th century
Dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
1862
Kirkintilloch, United Kingdom
1644
Douglas, United Kingdom
1922
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.