Stockholm, Sweden
1694-1700
Stockholm, Sweden
17th - 18th century
Stockholm, Sweden
1571
Stockholm, Sweden
1662-1667
Stockholm, Sweden
1652-1670
Stockholm, Sweden
1588-1634
Ekerö, Sweden
1662
Schleswig, Germany
16th century
Borgholm, Öland, Sweden
1654, originally in 1100s
Karlskrona, Sweden
1720-1744
Karlskrona, Sweden
1697-1709
Kalmar, Sweden
1660-1703
Skokloster, Sweden
1654-1676
Sigtuna, Sweden
1630's
Stockholm, Sweden
17th century
Strängnäs, Sweden
1660s
Märsta, Sweden
1680-1705
Strömsholm, Sweden
1669-1674
Stockholm, Sweden
1175-1200
Täby, Sweden
1660s
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.