St. Olaf's Church, Tyrvää
| St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää Tyrvään Pyhän Olavin kirkko | |
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 St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää | |
| Basic information | |
| Location | Vammala, Sastamala, Finland |
| Geographic coordinates | 61°21′13″N 022°56′29″E / 61.35361°N 22.94139°ECoordinates: 61°21′13″N 022°56′29″E / 61.35361°N 22.94139°E |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Website | www.pyhaolavi.fi |
St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää (Finnish: Tyrvään Pyhän Olavin kirkko) 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 pyromaniac on 21 September 1997.[1]
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.
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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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