I need summer in finland is a cue to make the most of the short run intense summer enjoyed in these latitudes its a time of weddings and festivities the weddings in particular fornication to celebrate the regional traditions as in the good old days friends roam the bride and groom to church to the old church of pity of easy. Names the big pine tree by the water and the phrase suggests the essential features of one of central finlands loveliest lake districts. When the old church of had to give a z. Was placed on the unesco. World heritage list its appeal was enhanced in u. Couples who wish to marry here in the brief summer months after applying plenty of time in addition to services and christenings concerts are held here to. England cari to architects from helsinki there were personal reasons for deciding to marry in pity of a. Z. Church in those great grandmother was married here to a century ago almost to the day. For generations couples have married here in this way. Gets its first mention in Historical Documents in seven hundred twenty one the year in which the northern war was ended by treaty. With. Western finland remained in the swedish sphere of influence and so it was that the people of had to live a. Z. Apply to came frederick the first of sweden for permission to build the chapel they originally needed their wish was to worship in simple fashion in a church of their own. Lives. Two years later frederick the first reply that in view of conditions in pity of the gladly gave his most gracious consent to his subjects petition but the chapel soon proved too small within a quarter of a century the population quadrupled so the congregation decided a Bigger Church had to be built. But the ground plan was a simple one drawn by jaco lebanon who had a name as an accomplished master carpenter and builder of churches it had to be submitted to the Swedish Court for approval though and the first unofficial response was that the plan was undependable and unacceptable two years went by without a positive response tired of waiting the people of petty of a. Z. Result to build the church on their own responsibility. By the summer of seventeen sixty three the members of the congregation had got together the stone used for the foundation and the timber require for the structure under jaco lebanons guidance and following his original plan the shell of the church was erected in just thirty five days. The chronicles added a horseman brought five thousand iron nails to pet a year easy and received have a sack of grain in payment. But it was some years before the church was in its present form a form thats remained virtually unchanged. G. U. V. s he is one of finlands finest surviving wooden buildings the tower which is visible far and wide was not at it till decades later by jaco lebanons grandson it was larger than was customary and designed to take bigger bells the peal of which can be heard far across the water and the forests. The church is built on a cruciform plan with ons of equal length the lofty roof is covered with tarred shingles. Wooden churches of this kind were often built in a lot of ways visible from a distance they also served as landmarks. The architectural styles practice at various periods and most of europe tended to reach the north of the continent after a time lag thus the cruciform ground plan may well hark back to renaissance influence architectural drawings of stockholm churches were used as a basis for the changes local carpenter builders wanted to make in the spirit of their own traditions. Timber has always been the most common Building Material in finland lame timbers horizontally a method of construction borrowed from russia became the norm in northern ecclesiastical building. The foundations are quarried strong and on to them were laid only the sturdiest finest behind him bers for greater stability holes were drilled in the wood and heavy rivets passed through the most important tools and construction with the axe and the plumb line moss and linen were used for insulation. Church of pedophilia of easy has a number of entrances. On one of the doors the following and coded words are engraved enter here and find happiness and tranquility and the strength to resist the powers of evil. The clear proportions of the church and the artistry of than any Details Remain and trancing. Field would possess as an almost magical attraction. Divulging over the crossing eloquently tells of the skills of the builders the octagonal kubler was built by the very finest craftsman and their devotion to the church was so great that even major nations the wooden walls were not painted only the struct of the bolting were done in a red ochre pattern that drew on regional tradition. To twelve joiners and their Master Builder eleven and were justifiably proud of their work and left their initials up to st points on the whole team. In the early Nineteenth Century the church underwent further change and extension to the east end was converted into a sacristy the choir window of the altar was no longer needed the painting was placed to cover it since then no more changes have been made to the church it has neither heating your. Electric lines. The simplicity of the Church Interior suggests how closely the congregation identified with it a decorative canopy once used at a wedding now serves as an altar call the embroidered inscription tells of the miracle at the wedding feast at qana when christ turned water into wine. These regular strokes of the bell usher in finlands greatest and were festivity the twenty fourth of june is midsummer and the feast of st john exactly six months separate the birth of st john the baptist and the birth of christ the two christian feast days are closely linked to the summer and winter solstice says from june the days begin to shorten from december to lengthen again midsummers day the saying goes brings a blessing for the land and livestock and promises a good harvest. The day of the summer solstice is a day of festivities throughout the country the congregation of petit of a. Z. Marks the occasion with the service singing hymns under citing poems in praise of the summer the age old verses betray a robust pride in the homeland. Pine forests guarded by meadows birch trees flowers on the highlands wild strawberries great lakes of clear water. July not give thanks to have been born in the heart of finland the dawn of life broke here and here let my grave be too. I shall long for it all one day if ever i should leave. The small church of petty of a. Z. Is a memorial to the simple faith of the people and the skills of the craftsman who built it its a sanctuary place of joy and purpose of spirit and so for all its age its remained young at heart. Its reformation day w. Programs around the clock marking its five hundred the first three. Jenny to the epicenter of the protestant reformation. Back luther lived here with a wife and six children but its also a lecture and students from all over there and. 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