Hammelburg, Germany
1726-1731
Bad Hönningen, Germany
1849-1858
Wermsdorf, Germany
1721
Vinsebeck, Germany
1720
Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany
1608-1616
Warstein, Germany
1714-1746
Ettersburg, Germany
1706
Flamersheim, Germany
17th century
Alfter, Germany
1721
Hamburg, Germany
1750
Rentweinsdorf, Germany
1751
Trier, Germany
1779
Oettingen in Bayern, Germany
1679-1687
Ellwangen (Jagst), Germany
1603-1608
Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
1530
Höchstädt, Germany
1589-1603
Munich, Germany
1715
Gaußig, Germany
c. 1700
Hörnitz, Germany
1651-1654
Bottrop, Germany
1766-1777
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.