Today I’ll take you to The Middle Ages. Finnish medieval stone churches were built mainly of granite, but brick was often used in parts that required demanding design. According to current knowledge, there were 104 stone church projects, but some were discontinued or have since been demolished.
The Church of St. Lawrence in Lohja is a medieval greystone church that was built between 1470 and 1490. The interior lime paintings date back to the time of Bishop Arvid Kurki (1510–1522). St. Lawrence Church in Lohja and The Holy Cross Church in Hattula are the most significant decorated churches in Finland, and they are considered sister churches because of their abundant paintings. The church is dedicated to St. Laurentius, the deacon, who suffered martyr death.
Here I have to praise this amazing Finnish novel that was released this year.
in The Holy Cross Church in Hattula. There was a group of church painters who came from
Sweden (Finland belonged to Sweden at that time). The identity of the painters is unknown,
but probably the same group of painters decorated also the church in Lohja.
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