Norra Sandsjö Church, Nässjö, Sweden

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Isabelle Rotha (9 months ago)
What a beauuuuuuutiful church! It feels like you are just at the right place and in the right moment. The wooden floor feels very cozy and the church smells amazing. The painting is truly gorgeous and I am so glad we could walk in on a Friday night. You feel so welcome thanks to the warm light and I hope to come back some day to hear the impressive organ. Absolutely worth a visit!

Håkan Salomonsson (2 years ago)
Was there at Christmas which was very good, the church's paintings are absolutely enormous. Definitely worth a visit.

Peter Tellgren (3 years ago)
A nice church, beautiful wooden church (interior) I was at the funeral there, it was the first time I visited that church but I was impressed by the paintings in the church. Recommend a visit very nice church also for baptism, confirmation and funeral. The church spreads joy even in difficult times. Etc. Peter

Lotta Palmblad (5 years ago)
Belongs to my hometown. It is so beautiful and peaceful. That's just the way it is

romywebb se (5 years ago)
Norra Sandsjö Church is a fine white church building with a lovely separate large wooden bell tower. Large airy cemetery with fine old trees that give a pleasant and calm feeling. The interior of the church is special with incredible paintings on the ceiling and walls. In addition, impressive furnishings and decorations. There is a disabled toilet in the church building.

The Church of the Holy Cross

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.

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