St. Olaf's Church, Jyväskylä

St. Olaf's Church
Pyhän Olavin kirkko
Location Jyväskylä
Country Finland
Denomination Roman Catholic Church

The St. Olaf's Church[1] (Finnish: Pyhän Olavin kirkko) is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the district of Jyväskylä,[2] Harju in Finland.[3][4] The church was completed in Jyväskylä to serve as the Catholic parish of St. Olaf in 1962. The church of St. Olaf has a simple and austere appearance. The result was a concrete church whose facade is covered.

It was built as a parish center, operated by the Catholic sisters with school facilities, student residence, rectory and apartments. Before finalization, the church members used the chapel, but it was the church became small. Today, the church of St. Olaf belongs to most church members in central and eastern Finland, and has under its protection to a minimum of 450 faithful.

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References

  1. ↑ finnica.fi
  2. ↑ "Historia. Pyhän Olavin kirkko Jyväskylässä".
  3. ↑ Jäppinen Jussi ja Voutilainen Heli-Maija: Keski-Suomen kirkot. Kopijyvä kustannus Oy, 2002. ISBN 952-5092-81-x.
  4. ↑ "St. Olav at Yrjönkatu 36, Jyväskylä 40100 (Filtered by: 40100) Finland". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

Coordinates: 62°14′52″N 25°44′54″E / 62.2479°N 25.7483°E / 62.2479; 25.7483

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