Dubrovnik, Croatia
1352-1408
Dubrovnik, Croatia
1715
Split, Croatia
7th century AD
Dubrovnik, Croatia
1673-1713
Dubrovnik, Croatia
1317
Dubrovnik, Croatia
14th century
Split, Croatia
9th century AD
Trogir, Croatia
1213
Zadar, Croatia
9th century AD
Zadar, Croatia
12th century
Zagreb, Croatia
1886
Zadar, Croatia
1066
Zagreb, Croatia
1620-1632
Korčula, Croatia
15th century
Rovinj, Croatia
1736
Šibenik, Croatia
1402
Zagreb, Croatia
13th century
Zagreb, Croatia
11th century
Zadar, Croatia
1175
Poreč, Croatia
553 AD
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.