Me, Samuel and Maíra
Mangoes from Brazil
In Finland I can even sleep in the afternoons
Samuel's family which are very nice people and treated me extremely well
The house's dog
Finnish food: pancakes, ice-cream and jam
With my friends Samuel and Maíra and Simo's family
The library of Kemi
The Old Church of the suburban parish of Keminmaa was erected in 1530-1660. In the sparsely populated and very wide Kemi Lapland the church was the most central church of that time.
The early two churches of the parish founded in the early 14 th century were of wooden construction and were located closer to the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia. These temples were not allowed to be in peace from the invaders - finally the disastrous fires were their fate.
The church is named after St Michael and there is a church porch in the southern part inside the thick walls and there is a sacristy on the opposite side. You can experience silence and peace from across the centuries in the auditorium.
The paintings on the ceiling of the church depict the sufferings of Christ; they date from 1650. The pictures on saints on the walls, the baptismal font and the holy-water font date from catholic times. The bier and stocks located in the church porch as well as the black pew standing inside the church itself remind us of the old parish tradition.
The church has been used in the 19 th century as a mortuary and wintergrave and the church fell into disrepair. In 1957 the church was repaired thoroughly and the furniture was replaced.
The fame of the Old Church of the Parish of Keminmaa is mostly based on the Lutheran priest, Nikolaus Rungius. He was vicar of Kemi church during the Thirty Years War. Nikolaus Rungius died in 1629 and he was buried under the church in the tradition of the times.
Rungius´ undecaying corpse is still on view in the church. Rungius is said to have averred in one of his sermons: If my words are not true, then my body shall rot, but if they are true then my body will not rot.
You can visit the Church of St Michael and find the truth of that preaching. The old suburban church of Keminmaa is one of Northern Finland's most popular tourist attractions.
The Old Church of Keminmaa is creation of the middle-age church architecture. It is built of natural stones. (source)
The feeling of being in a church of the 16th century is amazing
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