Church or chapel · 1836
St. Lawrence's Church
Kuressaare's first St Lawrence church, probably of wood, stood near the castle from the 14th century and burned in 1612 when Swedish troops ravaged Danish-held Saaremaa. King Christian IV of Denmark gave the congregation a new plot in the town centre, where a stone church went up around 1630; its walls still stand. It burned again when Russians torched the town on 4 March 1710, and once more after lightning struck in 1828. When it was being restored in 1835–1836, a document naming St Lawrence was found in the ball of the spire, so the church, long called St John's, was reconsecrated as St Lawrence's. Inside is a 14th-century font covered with fantastic beasts.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kuressaare esimene, arvatavasti puidust Laurentiuse kirik seisis linnuse lähedal 14. sajandist ja põles 1612. aastal, kui Rootsi väed laastasid Taanile kuulunud Saaremaad. Taani kuningas Christian IV kinkis kogudusele linna keskel uue krundi, kuhu umbes 1630. aastal ehitati kivikirik, mille müürid on tänini alles. See põles taas, kui venelased 4. märtsil 1710 linna süütasid, ja veel kord 1828. aastal pikselöögist. 1835–1836 taastamisel leiti tornikiivri munast Laurentiuse nimega dokument ning seni Johannese nime kandnud kirik pühitseti Laurentiuse kirikuks. Kirikus on fantastiliste loomadega kaetud 14. sajandi ristimiskivi.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuressaare_Laurentiuse_kirik ↗