| St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää | |
|---|---|
Tyrvään Pyhän Olavin kirkko | |
 St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | rebuilt 1997–2003 |
| Status | active |
| Location | |
| Location | Vammala, Sastamala, Finland |
| Geographic coordinates | 61°21′13″N 022°56′29″E / 61.35361°N 22.94139°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Medieval |
| Website | |
| www.pyhaolavi.fi | |
St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää (Finnish: Tyrvään Pyhän Olavin kirkko, Swedish: Tyrvis Sankt Olofs kyrka) is a late medieval fieldstone church in Tyrvää, Sastamala, Finland. It is located on the shore of lake Rautavesi. The church was built approximately in 1510–1516 and burnt down by a burglar on 21 September 1997.[1]
From 1997 to 2003 the church was rebuilt by local people and the interior paintings were created by painters Kuutti Lavonen and Osmo Rauhala.[1]
The reconstruction of the church is documented in the book St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää by Kuutti Lavonen, Osmo Rauhala, and Pirjo Silveri.
References
- 1 2 Church of St Olaf Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää at Wikimedia Commons- St Olaf’s Church in Tyrvää
- Contemporary church painters create spirit of renovated 16th church, in Helsingin Sanomat
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