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Monastic Protestant Community In Enonkoski
The Monastic Community of Enonkoski is the only Evangelical Lutheran "monastery" in Finland. It is located in the village of Ihamaniemi in the Enonkoski municipality. The monastery building previously served as elementary school. The monastery was founded in 1994. There are currently no permanent residents in the monastery. In 2017 the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Mikkeli took an active role in the management of the monastery programmes to organize retreats and promote prayer and Christian lifestyle. At the initiative of the bishop of Mikkeli Seppo Häkkinen, the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland decided to grant a three-year allowance for a recruiting a pastor to promote retreat activity and spiritual guidance in the congregations of Mikkeli and Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enonkoski
Enonkoski () is a municipality of Finland. It is encircled by the city of Savonlinna in the Southern Savonia region. It is the smallest municipality in Southern Savonia in terms of population. History Enonkoski was founded in 1882. Before that it was part of Kerimäki and Heinävesi. The major reason for the foundation of independent parish of Enonkoski happened in 1858. Enonkoski did not have its own church, and on Sundays people had to row to the church to Kerimäki, a parish Enonkoski was part of that time. In 1858 there was a church boat accident in the lake Ylä-Enonvesi, which led to the death of eight people. After that, a Russian businessman and a leader of an Enonkoski glass factory and a sawmill decided to build a church in Enonkoski. He is alleged to have said: "the people in Enonkoski do not anymore have to drown on their trips to the church". The wooden church was built in the next year but it was destroyed in a fire caused by lightning in 1884. A new church made of woo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Mikkeli
The Diocese of Mikkeli (, ) is one of nine dioceses in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1897 in the town of Savonlinna. Later, in 1924 the episcopal see was moved to Viipuri, but after Finland lost the city to the Soviet Union, the see was moved to Mikkeli in 1945. It has since been located there. Bishops of Mikkeli *Bishops of Savonlinna 1897–1924 ** Gustaf Johansson 1897–1899 **Otto Immanuel Colliander 1899–1924 *Bishops of Viipuri 1924–1945 **Erkki Kaila 1925–1935 **Yrjö Loimaranta 1935–1942 **Ilmari Salomies 1943–1945 *Bishops of Mikkeli 1945– **Ilmari Salomies 1945–1951 **Martti Simojoki 1951–1959 **Osmo Alaja 1959–1978 **Kalevi Toiviainen 1978–1993 ** Voitto Huotari 1993–2009 ** Seppo Häkkinen 2009– See also *Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland References External links * Diocese of Mikkeli Lutheran districts established in the 19th century Mikkeli Mikkeli (; sv, S:t Michel; la, Michaelia) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seppo Häkkinen
Seppo Auvo Antero Häkkinen (born 2 June 1958) is a Finnish prelate who has been bishop of the Diocese of Mikkeli since 2009. Biography Seppo Häkkinen was born on 2 June 1958 in Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult .... Häkkinen worked as Head of the Functional Department of the Church Council between 2002–2009, Heinola Provincial in Chapel between 1987-2001 and as an official assistant to the Imatra Ward between 1983–1987. Häkkinen is a Doctor of Theology. His dissertation, which was approved in 2010, dealt with the Church's membership and the church's commitment to resigning from the Church. In 2009 he was elected as Bishop of Mikkeli. Häkkinen's family includes his wife Maria and four children. He married in 1980. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Finland
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; sv, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Finland) is a national church of Finland. It is part of the Lutheran branch of Christianity. The church has a legal position as a national church in the country, along with the Orthodox Church of Finland. The church is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches. It is also a member of the Porvoo Communion and is actively involved in ecumenical relations. With almost 3.7 million members , the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is one of the largest Lutheran churches in the world. It is Finland's largest religious body; at the end of 2021, 66.5% of Finns were members of the church. The current head of the Church is Tapio Luoma, Archbishop of Turku, who succeeded Kari Mäkinen on 3 June 2018. History Catholic bishopric The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland traces its lineage to the medieval Diocese of Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Kuopio
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The Diocese of Kuopio (, ) is a diocese within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It was founded in 1939. Bishops of Kuopio *Eino Sormunen 1939–1962 *Olavi Kares 1962–1974 *Paavo Kortekangas 1974–1981 *Jukka Malmivaara 1981–1984 *Matti Sihvonen 1984–1996 *Wille Riekkinen 1996–2012 *Jari Jolkkonen 2012– See also *Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland External links Lutheran districts established in the 20th century Kuopio Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Christian Religious Houses In Finland
This is an incomplete list of Christian monasteries and religious houses, both extant and dissolved, in Finland, for both men and women. Catholic Dissolved * Dominican Priory, Turku (''Turun dominikaanikonventti'', ''Pyhän Olavin dominikaanikonventti''), dedicated to Saint Olaf; founded by Swedish Dominicans in 1249; closed in the Reformation in 1529, and destroyed by fire in 1537 * Dominican Priory, Vyborg (''Viipurin dominikaanikonventti)''; fi, Viipuri; captured by Russia in 1944 founded 1392; dissolved in the Reformation in the late 1530s * Franciscan Friary, Vyborg (''Viipurin fransiskaanikonventti''); Franciscan friary, first mentioned in 1403; dissolved in the Reformation in the late 1530s * Franciscan Friary, Rauma (''Rauman fransiskaanikonventti''), Rauma, Satakunta; founded probably in the 14th century but first recorded in 1449; dissolved during the Reformation in 1538 * Franciscan Friary, Kökar (''Kökarin fransiskaanikonventti''), Hamnö island, Kökar, Åland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
