St. Mary's Church, Turku
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St. Mary's Church ( fi, Maarian kirkko, sv, S:t Marie kyrka) is a medieval stone church located in
Maaria Maaria (''S:t Marie'' in Swedish) is a former municipality of Finland in what is now the northern part of the city of Turku. The area has been inhabited since the Iron Age, and it became an important village in the 15th century with the construct ...
, in Turku, Finland. There are no records as to when the present church was built, but the work was probably started in the mid or late 15th century. According to Markus Hiekkanen, the church was probably built in the 1440s, on the basis of the style of the closets; the gables were constructed about 50 years later. There are medieval limestone paintings on the walls, which are not common to other places in Finland. The most valuable artefacts are the wooden altar cabinet and a large altarpiece depicting Christ on the cross. Turku and Kaarina Parish Union
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St Mary's ChurchMaarian kirkko rakennusperintörekisterissä
Lutheran churches in Turku Medieval stone churches in Finland Gothic architecture in Finland {{Finland-church-stub