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The Church of St. Catherine of Alexandra

Lammi, Finland

Lammi post-medieval church was built probably in the 1510s, although there is a written mark "1444" inside the church. The church and bell tower were destroyed by fire during Finnish Civil War in 1918, and the reconstructions were completed in 1920.

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Founded: 1510
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Middle Ages (Finland)

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Markku Rouvala (2 years ago)
One of the oldest churches around, in ancient Finnish location
glenn waring waring (3 years ago)
Very calm place
Veenu12 (5 years ago)
Nice
Aaron (5 years ago)
it was alright
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