The Rovaniemi Church (Finnish: Rovaniemen kirkko) is a church located in the city center of Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland. The 850-seat church, designed by architect Bertel Liljequist, was completed in 1950.[1] The earlier church building, completed in 1817, was burnt down by the Nazis during the Lapland War on October 16, 1944.[2][3]
The specialties of the church include a Christian cross on the roof, which is lit with a red neon light (only visible at night). The choice of color once sparked widespread debate.[4] The color of the cross is red because of its symbolic meaning: "Bloody Cross on top of the Promissory Note."[5] During 2005, Rovaniemi Church was renovated. The most visible change was the renewal of the water cover made copper.[6]
The large altar fresco (14 meters high and 11 meters wide) was made by Professor Lennart Segerstråle in 1951. The work is called Elämän lähde ("The Source of Life").[7][8][9]
^Outo paikka: Harva on nähnyt Rovaniemen kirkontornin maisemat - katso video - Lapin Kansa (in Finnish)
^Lapin sodassa poltettuja ja säästyneitä rakennuksia - Kotimaa (in Finnish)
^Suomalaisjoukkoja oli Rovaniemellä vastassa kammottava näky 1944 – "Palava helvetti ja tuomiopäivän kaaos" - Ilta-Sanomat
^Punainen risti puhuttaa - Kaleva; from Kirjastolinkit.ouka.fi (in Finnish)
^Markku Seppänen: Virsin lauluin psalttarein: Krankin sukupiirin elämää ja hengellisen musiikin perintöä, p. 126. 2021. ISBN 9789529370191.
^Armas Herran kirkot (in Finnish)
^Rovaniemen kaupunki: Julkiset taideteokset Rovaniemellä (in Finnish)
^Pekka Rönkkö: Noitarummusta kirkkauden kruunuun. Lapin kirkkomaalauksia keskiajalta nykypäivään, p. 197-201. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Pohjoinen, 1985. ISBN 951-749-005-4. (in Finnish)
^Juha Vartiainen: Alttaritauluja Suomen kirkoista, p. 119–120. 2008. ISBN 9789522200068. (in Finnish)
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