Augsburg, Germany
1512
Bonn, Germany
1715-1746
Hanover, Germany
1636
Potsdam, Germany
1914-1917
Coburg, Germany
1543
Brühl, Germany
1725-1768
Schwetzingen, Germany
1700-1750
Landshut, Germany
1536
Aschaffenburg, Germany
1605-1614
Coesfeld, Germany
1703-1734
Dachau, Germany
1546
Donaueschingen, Germany
18th century
Düsseldorf, Germany
1755-1770
Mannheim, Germany
1720
Oranienburg, Germany
1651-1655
Biebrich, Germany
1702
Lichtenwalde, Germany
1722-1730
Fulda, Germany
1706-1714
Weikersheim, Germany
1586
Berlin, Germany
1677
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.