Bonn, Germany
1858-1860
Rödental, Germany
1808-1817
Lohmar-Wahlscheid, Germany
1763
Kandern, Germany
1762
Hamburg, Germany
1831
Ludwigsburg, Germany
1717-1723
Amberg, Germany
1417
Klutz, Germany
1726-1732
Pommersfelden, Germany
1711-1719
Schönfeld, Germany
1560-1580
Eckersdorf, Germany
1761
Tettnang, Germany
1712-1770
Wannsee, Germany
1682
Hasselburg, Germany
18th century
Ellingen, Germany
1708-1720
Potsdam, Germany
1858-1861
Werneck, Germany
1733-1745
Nassau, Germany
1621
Zweibrücken, Germany
1720-1725
Velen, Germany
15th 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.