Oslo, Norway
1894
Lom, Norway
1158
Notodden, Norway
c. 1210
Borgund, Norway
1180-1250
Bergen, Norway
1150
Vik, Norway
c. 1130
Ornes, Norway
c. 1130
Lillehammer, Norway
1190-1225
Undredal, Norway
c. 1147
Averøy, Norway
14th century
Karpacz, Poland
c. 1200
Eidsborg, Norway
1250-1300
Ringebu, Norway
c. 1220
Eidsbygda, Norway
13th century
Nore og Uvdal, Norway
1168
Ål, Norway
1192
Kaupanger, Norway
1150
Trondheim, Norway
1170s
Vågå, Norway
c. 1150
Odda, Norway
1200-1250
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.