The Church of St. Peter

Siuntio, Finland

The Siuntio Church was built probably between 1460-1489 and it's dedicated to St. Peter. The roof paintings representing stories of Bible were made in the early 16th century by German or Baltic artists. The church is damaged by fire four times, but paintings are fortunately survived.

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Founded: 1460-1489
Category: Religious sites in Finland
Historical period: Middle Ages (Finland)

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Mika Salin (3 years ago)
A fine and valuable old stone church from the late 15th century. The church is consecrated to St. Peter. The church is a beautiful and good place to calm down. Around the cemetery. An object worth seeing.
Tauno Peegel (4 years ago)
Nice looking wall paintings.
Elizabeth Toney (5 years ago)
Beautiful on the outside, I hope to go in someday. The cemetery grounds were really beautifully maintained, all sorts of flowers, it was so peaceful and beautiful.
mikael nurmi (5 years ago)
Ok
Irmeli Wikman (6 years ago)
En av de finaste kyrkorna. Stämningen brukar vara så fin där och deras jul uppförande för barn är fantastiskt!
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