St Mary’s Lutheran Church in Pöide
Tornimäe küla, Saaremaa vald, Saaremaa
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Built: XIII-XIV
The biggest Medieval church in Saaremaa, built at the foot of the fortress of the Livonian Order in Pöide. The church, with a powerful west tower and numerous stone carvings, was set on fire by lightning in the summer of 1940 and remained deserted and despoiled for more than half a century. The services now take place in the choir that was restored and reconsecrated in 1999. The nave and the west tower are still to be restored.