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Church or chapel · 1450

Harju-Madise Church

German: St. Matthias

Harju-Madise Church

Harju-Madise church of St Matthias stands on the coastal bank above Pakri bay, 500 metres from the sea, and its bell tower carries a navigation light that lines up with a beacon below. Its pulpit of 1784, probably by Tallinn carver Johann Valentin Rabe, is topped by a sun wheel that people took for a ship's wheel. Local legend says dead manor lords used to gather before the altar at night to play cards. When the pastor crept in to see, they politely invited him to join them; he raised his hand, cried 'Get thee behind me, Satan!', and the church has been quiet ever since.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Harju-Madise Mattiase kirik seisab Pakri lahe ääres rannaastangul, merest 500 meetri kaugusel, ja selle kellatornis on majakatuli, mis moodustab sihi all asuva tulepaagiga. 1784. aasta kantsli, arvatavasti Tallinna puunikerdaja Johann Valentin Rabe töö, kõlaräästa tipus on päikeseratas, mida on peetud laeva tüüriks. Pärimuse järgi käisid surnud mõisnikud öösiti altari ees kaarte mängimas. Kui õpetaja salaja kirikusse hiilis, kutsusid nad ta lahkelt lauda; tema aga tõstis käe ja hüüdis: „Tagane, saatan!“ Sestpeale on kirikus öösiti vaikus valitsenud.

Map of the area around Harju-Madise Church
59.29017° N, 24.12276° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harju-Madise_kirik ↗

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