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Pühalepa Church
St Lawrence's at Pühalepa, built in the second half of the 13th century, is the oldest church on Hiiumaa. Its pulpit, carved from dolomite in 1636 by Haapsalu stonemason Joachim Winter as a gift from the owners of Hiiessaare manor, is the only stone sculpted pulpit in Estonia: the evangelist Mark carries it on his shoulders, a lion between his feet. The church's weathercock, probably fitted in 1872, is the only one on Hiiumaa. In a chapel beside it lies the sarcophagus of Countess Ebba Margaretha Stenbock, a descendant of Jakob De la Gardie. From 1951 the church was a warehouse and fell into decay before being restored.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
13. sajandi teisel poolel ehitatud Pühalepa Laurentsiuse kirik on Hiiumaa vanim kirik. Selle kantsli raius 1636. aastal dolokivist Haapsalu kiviraidur Joachim Winter Hiiessaare mõisnike kingitusena ja see on ainus kiviskulptuurkantsel Eestis: kantslit kannab õlgadel evangelist Markus, lõvi jalge vahel. Arvatavasti 1872. aastal paigaldatud tornikukk on ainus Hiiumaal. Kiriku kõrval kabelis on Jakob De la Gardie järeltulija krahvinna Ebba Margaretha Stenbocki sarkofaag. Alates 1951. aastast oli kirik ladu ja lagunes, enne kui seda hakati taastama.