Kanta-Loimaa Church, Loimaa, Finland

The red-brick Kanta-Loimaa Church was completed in 1837. A fire ignited by a lightning strike destroyed all its wood components, but the church was repaired according to a plan by Josef Stenbäck in 1891. The altarpiece was completed in 1850 and organs in 1895.

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Olli Sandberg (4 months ago)
A beautiful church

antti iisakkala (2 years ago)
After all, that jesus talk in this house of the Lord is just taken care of for all those who need it..,? just not a really great and big church.

Juha Matias Bambi Lehtonen (3 years ago)
The door was closed when I arrived, but luckily the pre-Christian cup stones were fixed.

Pirkko Aranko (3 years ago)
En ole käynyt kirkon sisällä moneen vuoteen. Käyn vain hoitamassa omaisteni hautoja.

Merita (3 years ago)
Beautiful church

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