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Alajärvi Church, also known as the Church of Gabriel (Finnish: Gabrielin kirkko), is the main Lutheran church in the city of Alajärvi, Finland.[1]

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  1. 23 relations: Alajärvi, Alajärvi administrative centre, Altarpiece, Alvar Aalto, Bell tower, Carl Ludvig Engel, Chancel, Finland, Finnish Heritage Agency, Finnish language, Gabriel, Gethsemane, Jesus, Lumber, Lutheranism, Neoclassical architecture, Organ (music), Parish church, Pulpit, Sacredness, Tar, Verner Thomé, Wood shingle.

  2. 19th-century Lutheran churches
  3. 19th-century churches in Finland
  4. Alajärvi
  5. Carl Ludvig Engel buildings
  6. Neoclassical church buildings in Finland

Alajärvi

Alajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

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Alajärvi administrative centre

The Alajärvi administrative centre (Finnish: Alajärven hallintokeskus) is a buildings complex in the town of Alajärvi, Finland, comprising the town hall and related offices, health centre, parish hall and other buildings. Alajärvi Church and Alajärvi administrative centre are Alajärvi.

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Altarpiece

An altarpiece is an work of art in painting, sculpture or relief representing a religious subject made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church.

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Alvar Aalto

Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer.

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Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.

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Carl Ludvig Engel

Carl Ludvig Engel, or Johann Carl Ludwig Engel (3 July 1778 – 14 May 1840), was a German architect whose most noted work can be found in Helsinki, which he helped rebuild.

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Chancel

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnish Heritage Agency

The Finnish Heritage Agency (Museovirasto, Museiverket), previously known in English as the National Board of Antiquities, preserves Finland's material cultural heritage: collects, studies and distributes knowledge of it.

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Finnish language

Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.

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Gabriel

In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baháʼí Faith), Gabriel is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind.

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Gethsemane

Gethsemane is a garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem where, according to the four Gospels of the New Testament, Jesus Christ underwent the Agony in the Garden and was arrested before his crucifixion.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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Lumber

Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards.

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Lutheranism

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.

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Organ (music)

Carol Williams performing at the United States Military Academy West Point Cadet Chapel. In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more pipe divisions or other means (generally woodwind or electric) for producing tones.

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Parish church

A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish.

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Pulpit

A pulpit is a raised stand for preachers in a Christian church.

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Sacredness

Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers.

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Tar

Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation.

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Verner Thomé

Verner Thomé (4 July 1878 – 1 June 1953) was a Finnish post-impressionist graphic artist.

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Wood shingle

Wood shingles are thin, tapered pieces of wood primarily used to cover roofs and walls of buildings to protect them from the weather.

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See also

19th-century Lutheran churches

19th-century churches in Finland

Alajärvi

Carl Ludvig Engel buildings

Neoclassical church buildings in Finland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alajärvi_Church