Porvoo Cathedral

Porvoo Cathedral is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Porvoo, Finland. It became built within the fifteenth century, even though the oldest elements date from the thirteenth century. It is the seat of the Diocese of Borga, Finland's Swedish-speaking diocese. The cathedral is also used for offerings with the aid of the Porvoo Finnish-speakme parish, that's administratively a part of the Diocese of Helsinki. The church had first become a cathedral in 1723, when the diocese of Viipuri moved to Porvoo, after Vyborg changed into ceded to Russia inside the Treaty of Nystad.

The church changed into initially fabricated from wooden. The first stone walls have been built among 1410 and 1420, and in approximately 1450, the church turned into extended 4 meters in the direction of the east and 6 meters toward the south. The church has been destroyed by hearth severa times; in 1508 by way of Danish forces and in 1571, 1590 and 1708 through Russian forces. On May 29, 2006, the outer roof collapsed in a fire, but with the internal ceiling undamaged and the cathedral interiors intact. An 18-12 months-vintage guy changed into convicted of arson and sentenced to 6 and a half of years in jail. The cathedral was reopened on 2 July 2008.