St. Olaf’s church (Tallinn)

Estonia / Harju / Tallinn / Lai, 50
 church, Baptist church, Gothic (architecture), interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, place of worship, 16th century construction, 15th century construction
St Olaf's Church in Tallinn, the city's biggest medieval structure, took its name from the sainted Norwegian king Olav II Haraldsson. The church was first mentioned in 1267. It became one of the main churches in the Lower Town and formed its own congregation, which at first mostly comprised Scandinavian merchants and craftsmen and few Estonians.The evangelical preachings of the then chaplain of the church, Zacharias Hasse, led to the start of the reformation in Tallinn in 1523. Lightning is known to have struck the tower of the church around ten times, three of which led to extensive fires – in 1625, 1820 and 1931

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Olav_Tallinn
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Coordinates:   59°26'28"N   24°44'52"E
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