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Holy Cross Church, Iisalmi

Coordinates: 63°33′30.9″N 027°10′55.6″E / 63.558583°N 27.182111°E / 63.558583; 27.182111
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Church at July 2009

Holy Cross Church (Finnish: Pyhän Ristin kirkko), also known as Iisalmi New Church (Finnish: Iisalmen uusikirkko), is a stone church in Iisalmi, Finland, which was consecrated in 1934. The church, designed by Eino Pitkänen, is a basilica with an end tower.[1] The church, built of brick and concrete, represents a modernity based on classicism, which already resembles functionalism with its light wall surfaces.[2] Before the association of municipalities and parishes in the North Savonian region in 1970, the Holy Cross Church was the main church of the Iisalmi Town Parish.

The altarpiece is a mosaic by artist Uuno Eskola and depicts the crucified Jesus.[3]

See also

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Sources

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  • Marja Terttu Knapas (1993). "Iisalmen kirkot". Ylä-Savon kirkot (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. ISBN 951-9075-65-8.

References

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  1. ^ Iisalmen Pyhän Ristin kirkkoFinnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Knapas, p. 57.
  3. ^ Alttaritaulu, urut ja kirkon muu koristelu – Iisalmen seurakunta (in Finnish)
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63°33′30.9″N 027°10′55.6″E / 63.558583°N 27.182111°E / 63.558583; 27.182111