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The Lohja Church of St. Lawrence
 
 
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Open:
summertime at 9 am-4 pm
wintertime at 10 am-3 pm

Groups and guided tours:
Lohja Tourist Service Centrum
+358-19-369 1309, 369 1218

Booking:
Lohja Congregation:
tel.+358-19-328 4226,
      or +358-19-328 4224

The Church of St. Lawrence

The Lohja church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is due to its rich painted ornaments one of the most remarkable architectural monuments of medieval Finland. The church is estimated to have been finished in the turn on the 15th and 16th centuries. The size of the Lohja church is notable: it is the third largest stone church after the Turku and Naantali Birgitta-style churches. The rich al-secco style paintings of the Lohja church have a unique status as the last medieval art creations of Finland. The primary function of the pictures was to teach the illiterate.

The grey stone foot of the bell tower on the southeast corner of the church is probably from the Middle Ages. The wooden parts of the bell tower were given their present from during the vast reparations after the Great Northern War.

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Päivitetty  24.8.2010