Holy Cross Church (), also known as Iisalmi New Church (), is a stone church in

Iisalmi Iisalmi (; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in the regions of Finland, region of Northern Savonia in Finland. It is located north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of (), ...

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, which was consecrated in 1934. The church, designed by Eino Pitkänen, is a

basilica In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek Eas ...

with an end tower. The church, built of brick and concrete, represents a modernity based on

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, which already resembles functionalism with its light wall surfaces. Before the association of municipalities and parishes in the

North Savonia North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Lake Kallavesi is the larges ...

n region in 1970, the Holy Cross Church was the main church of the Iisalmi Town Parish. The altarpiece is a

mosaic A mosaic () is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/Mortar (masonry), mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and ...

by artist Uuno Eskola and depicts the crucified

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.Alttaritaulu, urut ja kirkon muu koristelu
– Iisalmen seurakunta (in Finnish)

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Holy Cross Church
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(in Finnish) Buildings of Iisalmi Churches completed in 1934 Lutheran churches in Finland {{Finland-Lutheran-church-stub

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