St. Olaf's Church, Ulvila

St. Olaf's Church
Pyhän Olavin kirkko (Finnish)
S:t Olofs kyrka (Swedish)
Ulvila Church
Ulvilan kirkko (Finnish)
Ulvsby kyrka (Swedish)
Map
61°26′37″N 21°52′57″E / 61.44361°N 21.88250°E / 61.44361; 21.88250
LocationSaarentie 2, Vanha-Ulvila
CountryFinland
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
WebsiteOfficial website
History
StatusChurch
Foundedc. 13th century
DedicationOlaf II of Norway
Consecratedc. 1347
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationCultural Heritage Site of National Significance[1]
Designated2009
Architect(s)Master of Ulvila[2]
StyleMedieval
Years builtc. 1495–1510[3]
Specifications
Capacityseats 450
Administration
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Turku
ParishUlvila parish (Ulvilan seurakunta)

St. Olaf's Church (Finnish: Pyhän Olavin kirkko, Swedish: S:t Olofs kyrka), also known as Ulvila Church (Finnish: Ulvilan kirkko, Swedish: Ulvsby kyrka), is a church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Ulvila, Finland. The church is considered one of the best-preserved medieval fieldstone churches in Finland and is the only remaining structure from the medieval town of Ulvila.[4] St. Olaf has been the patron saint of the church since before 1429.[5]

St. Olaf's Church is situated on the Kirkkojuopa, a minor branch of the Kokemäenjoki, two kilometres (1.2 mi) from the modern town centre of Ulvila and eight kilometres (5.0 mi) outside the city of Pori. During the summer months it functions as a road church along connecting road 2440 [fi].

  1. ^ "Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristot (RKY): Ulvilan kirkko ja ympäristö" (in Finnish). Museovirasto. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ Hiekkanen 2003, p. 54, 58–59.
  3. ^ Hiekkanen 2003, p. 58.
  4. ^ "Ulvila Church, Ulvila, Finland". Spotting History. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  5. ^ Lehtinen, Kopisto & Virkkala 1967, p. 31–36.