Church or chapel · 1450
Vormsi Church
German: Worms
St Olaf's church on Vormsi stands on the Hullo ridge, the island's highest point, and served as a seamark. Its congregation was named after the Norwegian king and saint Olaf Haraldsson, fitting for an island settled by Swedes from the late 12th century. In 1596 islanders told a church inspector a Danish king had founded it, and he guessed 1219; the remains of a first wooden church were found in 1998. The choir was actually built around 1400, with ceiling paintings from the early 15th century. The stone nave followed only in 1632, after a long stretch with a wooden one. The church stood empty after the Second World War and was reconsecrated in 1990.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Vormsi Olavi kirik seisab saare kõrgeimal kohal Hullo seljandikul ja oli ka meremärk. Kogudus sai nime Norra kuninga ja pühaku Olav Haraldssoni järgi – sobivalt saarele, kuhu asusid 12. sajandi lõpus elama rootslased. 1596. aastal rääkisid talupojad kirikuvisitaatorile, et kiriku asutas Taani kuningas, ja too arvas aastaks 1219; esimese puukiriku jäänused leiti 1998. aastal. Kooriruum ehitati tegelikult umbes 1400. aastal ja selle laemaalid pärinevad 15. sajandi algusest. Kivist pikihoone valmis alles 1632. aastal, pärast pikka puidust pikihoone aega. Pärast Teist maailmasõda seisis kirik tühjana ja 1990. aastal pühitseti see uuesti.