The Church of St. Lawrence / Pyhän Laurin kirkko in Vantaa is a very beautiful medieval church, built around 1450. The distance from my home to the church is about 10 km and my in-laws are buried in its graveyard. Prior to the introduction of Lutheranism into Finland, the church served the Roman Catholic Church. In 1893 the church was largely destroyed by a fire, leaving behind only its stone walls and vaults. Reconstruction was overseen by the renowned Finnish architect Theodor Höijer and the church was reopened the next year. More info at Wikipedia.
Singing Christmas carols in churches in December is very popular in Finland.
This year no singing of carols, also the services are only online.
We have also a habit of taking candles to the graves at Christmas.
Wishing Peaceful Christmas & Happy New Year!
#t in die neue woche #värikollaasit
Beautiful church. Wishing you and yours A Merry & Peaceful Christmas.
VastaaPoista...Riitta, thanks for sharing this beautiful Christmas post, enjoy the day!
VastaaPoistaThank you riitta, this is a beautiful church, I also wish you a Merry Christmas!
VastaaPoistaWhat a beautiful church. Thanks for sharing all these impressions to us.
VastaaPoistaGreetings and hugs
N☼va
and thanks for sharing with the T today.
PoistaGreets
N☼va
Nämä meidän keskiaikaiset kirkot ovat todella upeita! Kaunis sävel ja laulu tässä kappaleessa.
VastaaPoistaDanke für diese sehr beeindruckenden Bilder. Es ist sicher ein Platz um innezuhalten. Du hast die Stimmung sehr gut eingefangen.
VastaaPoistaEin friedvolles Jahresende wünsche ich Dir.
Magdalena
It is a charming church.
VastaaPoistaThanks for sharing! :-)
Es preciosa, me gusta mucho. Felices fiestas.
VastaaPoistaThanks for these very impressive pictures. It's a beautiful church. A relaxed end of the year to you!
VastaaPoistaGreetings and hugs
Liz
Bei uns wurde ein Kirchgang über die Feiertage nicht empfohlen, daher herrscht gerade in den Gotteshäuser eine warme Atmosphäre und das fehlt halt vielen. Auch in ihrer Kirche spürt man Wärme.
VastaaPoistaWünsche geruhsame Tage und gutes Ankommen im 2021.
L G Pia
Wow, this is a spectacular place! Thanks for sharing it with us.
VastaaPoista