Naantali Church, Naantali, Finland

The Naantali Church was originally part of the Catholic Convent of St. Bridget. The convent was built between years 1443 and 1462 and church probably later in the end of 15th century. Nowadays the church is the only remaining building of the convent, which was closed during Reformation in 1540s. Naantali Church is damaged several times by fire and the present interior is mostly from the modern times except the pulpit (1622) and artefacts. There are lot of medieval items in church, for example crucifix from the monastery, wooden statues and magnificent altarpiece.

The church is situated in the old town of Naantali, which is mostly built in the 18th and 19th centuries. Finnish National Board of Antiquities has named the church and old town area as national built heritage.

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Patrick Heiskanen (6 months ago)
Nice outside! You can climb up if you want.

Aino (7 months ago)
A surprisingly interesting church! The church yard is beautiful and the surroundings are well maintained. The church itself is different to other churches we've seen in Finland which makes it very intriguing.

Arto Korpenfelt (7 months ago)
It is church, nothing special, but you can visit same time as Moomin world. Graveyard likely have more to see than inside.

Kyoungjune Pak (2 years ago)
a small church in Naantali. a quiet place. a place for Naantali music festival.

Cuong Hoang Hung (3 years ago)
Beautiful church. There is also nice view to the see.

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