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The Church of the Holy Archangels of Șurdești was built in 1721 by the Greek-Catholic community of the village. Built in mountain oak, this church is particularly high compared to the other wooden churches of Maramureş. The wall paintings, executed on wood, were made at the end of the 18th century.

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The Church of the Holy Cross “on Obidowa” was founded in 1757 and It was partially rebuilt after a fire in 1995.

The Holy Cross Church in Bordeaux is the former abbey of a Benedictine monastery of the 7th century. The current buildings, with its distinctive Saintonge Romanesque façade, dates from the 11th-12th centuries. The church is listed historical monument since 1840.

The Heiligkreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) is a Catholic church built between 1966 and 1969. It was designed by Swiss architect Walter Förderer in a Brutalist style.

The parish church of the Holy Cross from the 13th century, which has undergone several architectural reconstructions and represents an interesting combination of Gothic and Baroque styles. A large burial ground from the times of Great Moravia has been uncovered in its surroundings. The discovery of a tombstone with rich symbolism has led to speculation that it is here that Saint Methodius is buried.

Wooden Church of the Holy Cross is mentioned for the first time in documents from 1496. The building was burned down during an attack on the city in 1499. A new church was not built until 1613. The building got a second floor in 1661. A renovation was conducted in 1715. The church closed in 1961 and was restored between 1970 and 1971.

The Church of the Holy Cross, first mentioned in 1324, is the oldest church in the historical province of Tavastia. The present brick church is believed to have been completed at the end of the 15th century. The Church of the Holy Cross in Hattula and the Church of St. Lawrence in Lohja are the most important pictorial churches in Finland, and they are considered sister churches because of the richness of their paintings.

The Church of the Holy Cross was built between 1903 and 1963. The construction of the church was interrupted many times, mainly during the two World Wars but also due to the repercussions of the world crisis that hit Poland in the 1930s. Nevertheless, the builders remained faithful to the original neo-gothic design of the church by Stanisław Szpakowski.

The Church of the Holy Cross was probably completed between 1515 and 1520 and was originally built as the church of the Franciscan convent in Rauma. The Church of the Holy Cross served as a Franciscan church until 1538 when the monastery was abolished with the Reformation. The paintings in the church date back to the 16th century. The church tower was built in 1816 with stones from the ruins of the former Church of the Holy Trinity. The whitewashed tower was once used as a landmark by sailors. The top of the tower, destroyed by fire, was rebuilt in 1968 from non-combustible materials.