Sacred stone, spring or grove
Lauritsakivi
In a meadow near Kuusalu church lies a boulder with a cross and a pair of shears cut into it, marks believed to date from the Middle Ages. A legend recorded in 1966 links them to Saint Lawrence: heathens are said to have seized the saint on his way from Rome, cut him with shears and burned him on this very stone, while Christians walled his bones and clothes into the foundations of Kuusalu church. The parish still keeps St Lawrence's Day, 10 August, and the church itself is dedicated to him.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kuusalu kiriku lähedal heinamaal asub rändrahn, millesse on raiutud rist ja käärid – märgid arvatakse pärinevat keskajast. 1966. aastal kirja pandud muistend seob need püha Laurentsiusega: paganad olevat Roomast tulnud pühaku kinni püüdnud, teda kääridega lõikunud ja sellel kivil põletanud, kristlased aga müürinud tema luud ja riided Kuusalu kiriku alusmüüri. Kuusalus peetakse lauritsapäeva 10. augustil tänini.