St Mary's Church

Maarian kirkko

Probably built in the 1440s, partly later in the 15th century. According to folk tradition, St Mary's Church was built at a place where sacrifices had been performed in heathen times, in the village of Räntämäki. It had also been the site of the village burial ground and a place of assembly. The village of Räntämäki was renamed after the patron saint of the Church, St Mary, and in the records it is sometimes referred to as the parish of Räntämäki, sometimes as St Mary's. The church took the name of St Mary from the nearby episcopal church of Koroinen, its original patron saint having been the first Bishop of Paris, Saint Dionysios. More of the original decorations have survived than in most other Finnish Medieval churches. There is a cemetery by the church.

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Address

Maunu Tavastinkatu 2

Getting there

Bus line 4 each 10 min in daytime, several other lines

Hours

Jun–Aug: Mon–Fri 12:00-17:00. In wintertime open by agreement. Service in Finnish on Sundays at 10:00

Price

Free