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St. Olaf's Church, Jomala

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52: 90: 97: 353: 294: 358: 338: 192:. Dating from about 1260 to 1280, it is possibly the oldest Christian church in Finland, and was extended in the 19th century. It is constructed of local red 333: 67: 348: 189: 72: 343: 247: 219: 215: 267: 231: 121: 222:. Considerations to expand the church began in the 17th century and a plan from 1809, while under 207: 201: 158: 218:. The coloured wall paintings from the 1280s on the Western gable represent scenes from the 51: 227: 327: 211: 235: 281: 309: 296: 17: 197: 168: 185: 105: 89: 193: 164: 109: 96: 223: 181: 101: 147: 214:
in 1164, making him a universally recognised saint of the
157: 146: 141: 130: 120: 115: 83: 78: 66: 61: 29: 354:Lutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism 234:was donated to the church by the American artist 204:, patron saint of the Åland Islands and Jomala. 226:rule, was not acted on. From 1844, under the 38: 32: 8: 359:Churches dedicated to Saint Olav in Finland 230:, the extensions were made. In 1968, a new 50: 26: 259: 190:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 73:Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 7: 238:, whose ancestors were from Jomala. 334:Medieval stone churches in Finland 248:Medieval stone churches in Finland 200:. The church is dedicated to King 25: 339:Buildings and structures in Åland 30:Jomala Church, Church of St. Olaf 349:13th-century churches in Finland 282:"Jomala church | Kyrkor.ax" 95: 88: 65: 180:is a medieval stone church in 1: 344:Lutheran churches in Finland 220:parable of the Prodigal Son 375: 49: 210:confirmed Olaf's local 39: 33: 310:60.15500°N 19.94833°E 216:Roman Catholic Church 232:stained-glass window 188:. It belongs to the 306: /  268:"Churches in Åland" 315:60.15500; 19.94833 208:Pope Alexander III 178:Church of St. Olaf 56:Church of St. Olaf 202:Olaf II of Norway 174: 173: 16:(Redirected from 366: 321: 320: 318: 317: 316: 311: 307: 304: 303: 302: 299: 286: 285: 278: 272: 271: 264: 100: 99: 93: 92: 54: 45: 42: 40:Sankt Olav kyrka 36: 27: 21: 374: 373: 369: 368: 367: 365: 364: 363: 324: 323: 314: 312: 308: 305: 300: 297: 295: 293: 292: 290: 289: 280: 279: 275: 266: 265: 261: 256: 244: 94: 87: 57: 43: 31: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 372: 370: 362: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 326: 325: 288: 287: 273: 258: 257: 255: 252: 251: 250: 243: 240: 228:Russian Empire 172: 171: 161: 155: 154: 151: 144: 143: 142:Specifications 139: 138: 132: 128: 127: 126:Medieval stone 124: 118: 117: 113: 112: 85: 81: 80: 76: 75: 70: 64: 63: 59: 58: 55: 47: 46: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 371: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 331: 329: 322: 319: 283: 277: 274: 269: 263: 260: 253: 249: 246: 245: 241: 239: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 203: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 170: 166: 162: 160: 156: 152: 149: 145: 140: 136: 133: 129: 125: 123: 119: 114: 111: 107: 103: 98: 91: 86: 82: 77: 74: 71: 69: 60: 53: 48: 41: 35: 28: 19: 18:Jomala church 291: 276: 262: 212:canonization 206: 177: 175: 134: 116:Architecture 44:(in Swedish) 34:Jomala kyrka 313: / 236:Ture Bengtz 68:Affiliation 328:Categories 301:19°56′54″E 298:60°09′18″N 254:References 198:limestone 169:limestone 159:Materials 131:Completed 242:See also 84:Location 79:Location 62:Religion 224:Swedish 194:granite 165:granite 110:Finland 182:Jomala 102:Jomala 186:Åland 148:Spire 122:Style 106:Åland 196:and 176:The 163:red 137:1280 150:(s) 330:: 184:, 167:, 135:c. 108:, 104:, 37:, 284:. 270:. 153:1 20:)

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Jomala church

Affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Åland
Finland
Jomala
Åland
Finland
Style
Spire
Materials
granite
limestone
Jomala
Åland
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
granite
limestone
Olaf II of Norway
Pope Alexander III
canonization
Roman Catholic Church
parable of the Prodigal Son
Swedish
Russian Empire
stained-glass window
Ture Bengtz
Medieval stone churches in Finland
"Churches in Åland"

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