Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Turku Catherdral, Finland

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Thank you to Tuomo Tuiskula send me this postcard.
She mentioned in the postcard that " The oldest parts of the church date back to the 13th century. Nowadays it's a Lutheran church but originally (before reformation in the 16th century) it was catholic. It's dedicated to Virgin Mary and St Henrik. the missionary martyr bishop (12th century). "


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* Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757-1814), courtier and diplomat.