St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää | |
Native Name: | Finnish: Tyrvään Pyhän Olavin kirkko |
Location: | Vammala, Sastamala, Finland |
Coordinates: | 61.3536°N 22.9414°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Region: | Pirkanmaa |
Status: | rebuilt 1997–2003 |
Functional Status: | active |
Website: | www.pyhaolavi.fi |
Architecture Style: | Medieval |
St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää (Finnish: Tyrvään Pyhän Olavin kirkko, Swedish: Tyrvis Sankt Olofs kyrka) is a late medieval fieldstone church in Tyrvää, Sastamala, Finland. It is located on the shore of lake Rautavesi. The church was built approximately in 1510–1516 and burnt down by a burglar on 21 September 1997.[1]
From 1997 to 2003 the church was rebuilt by local people and the interior paintings were created by painters Kuutti Lavonen and Osmo Rauhala.[1]
The reconstruction of the church is documented in the book St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää by Kuutti Lavonen, Osmo Rauhala, and Pirjo Silveri.