After World War II, the Catholic parishes of Karelia and Vyborg Terijoki were merged, with services held in Lahti. A more central location was sought, however, and so the community moved to a chapel in Jyväskylä on January 10, 1949. Outgrowing this space, a new church was commissioned in 1962. Designed by Olavi Kivimaa, it is an austere concrete structure with a covered facade.[5]
The parish serves most Catholics in central and eastern Finland. In addition to the church, it sponsors a parish center, a Catholic school, a student residence, a rectory and apartments.[5]
olaf, church, jyväskylä, olaf, church, finnish, pyhän, olavin, kirkko, catholic, church, harju, district, jyväskylä, finland, olaf, churchpyhän, olavin, kirkkolocationjyväskyläcountryfinlanddenominationroman, catholic, churchafter, world, catholic, parishes, k. St Olaf s Church 1 Finnish Pyhan Olavin kirkko is a Catholic church in the Harju district of Jyvaskyla 2 in Finland 3 4 St Olaf s ChurchPyhan Olavin kirkkoLocationJyvaskylaCountryFinlandDenominationRoman Catholic ChurchAfter World War II the Catholic parishes of Karelia and Vyborg Terijoki were merged with services held in Lahti A more central location was sought however and so the community moved to a chapel in Jyvaskyla on January 10 1949 Outgrowing this space a new church was commissioned in 1962 Designed by Olavi Kivimaa it is an austere concrete structure with a covered facade 5 The parish serves most Catholics in central and eastern Finland In addition to the church it sponsors a parish center a Catholic school a student residence a rectory and apartments 5 See also editRoman Catholicism in Finland St Henry s CathedralReferences edit finnica fi Historia Pyhan Olavin kirkko Jyvaskylassa Archived from the original on 2012 09 09 Jappinen Jussi ja Voutilainen Heli Maija Keski Suomen kirkot Kopijyva kustannus Oy 2002 ISBN 952 5092 81 X St Olav at Yrjonkatu 36 Jyvaskyla 40100 Filtered by 40100 Finland www thecatholicdirectory com Retrieved 2016 03 15 a b Historia Pyhan Olavin Seurakunta retrieved November 2 2016External links editOfficial website62 14 52 N 25 44 54 E 62 2479 N 25 7483 E 62 2479 25 7483 nbsp This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Finland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Olaf 27s Church Jyvaskyla amp oldid 1127331128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
