First or record · 1524
The Kullamaa prayers, the oldest Estonian text
The Kullamaa manuscript is the oldest known source holding a longer Estonian text, almost 150 words. It contains two prayers, the Pater Noster and the Ave Maria, and the Creed. The text was written into the Kullamaa wakebook around 1524 to 1532. Its authors were the Catholic priests of the parish of St John at Kullamaa, Johannes Lelow and probably his successor Konderth Gulerth. For four centuries the prayers went unnoticed among the accounts, until Paul Johansen discovered them in 1923. The original is kept in the Tallinn City Archives. The pin stands beside Kullamaa church.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Kullamaa käsikiri on teadaolevalt vanim pikemat eestikeelset teksti, ligi 150 sõna, sisaldav allikas. Selles on kaks palvet, „Pater noster“ ja „Ave Maria“, ning usutunnistus „Credo“. Tekst kirjutati Kullamaa vakuraamatusse umbes aastatel 1524 kuni 1532. Selle kirjutasid Kullamaa Püha Johannese koguduse katoliku vaimulikud Johannes Lelow ja arvatavasti tema järglane Konderth Gulerth. Neli sajandit jäid palved arvete vahel märkamata, kuni Paul Johansen need 1923. aastal avastas. Originaali hoitakse Tallinna Linnaarhiivis. Kaardinõel asub Kullamaa kiriku kõrval.