The congregation knew it had a \”old book\”-a 477-year-old giant surprise was found

The inventory of the Viitasaari parish is in its final stages. The objects are carefully recorded and documented.

In Viitasaari, in Central Finland, rare discoveries have been made in the inventory of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation. Some of the objects have been forgotten in the archives for decades.

– No one can say where he got the book. The New Testament was given to the church in the 1980s. Pastor Heikki Karjalainen designed a showcase for it, but it did not materialize, says Salo.

The New Testament has rested in the parish archipelago in a locked cash register.

In the 19th century, fabric covers have been sewn in the 19th-year book. The book lacks the first pages.

– Its value cannot be measured in money. What makes this song interesting is that the margins have notes and translation repairs in both Latin and Finnish.

According to Salo, it has been known in the church that it has a \”old book\”. However, the cashier paste has not been opened at times.

– You couldn’t guess this. The book is a very important part of a common cultural heritage and local history.

Salo estimates that the opus will remain in the parish archive so far.

Aalto’s unique candlesticks

– Aalto designed ten candlesticks for the altar table, four high and six low. They are completely unique.

In the 1930s, Viitasaari Church received electricity. At the same time, Aalto’s candlesticks were also electrified, but the electrification has since been dismantled.

The candlesticks are manufactured by Oy Taito Ab. They are a form of pressed English tin.

-They are very impressive and represent the classicism of the 1920s. The Church of Viitasaari was changed in 1925 in accordance with Aalto’s plans. Aalto designed the interior of the church, including lamps. He moved to Viitasaari Church to resemble the Italian Renaissance Church.

Candlesticks have been out of use for at least 30 years. The researcher hopes that they could be featured in the future.

According to Salo, Aalto’s candlesticks have attended the exhibition in Paris in the 1990s or early 2000s. Apparently, at least one of the candlesticks was available at the Museum of Central Finland in the early 2000s.

Salo has made full -time churches’ inventories since 2017. According to him, the objects found can be described as treasures.

In 1998, the Church Assembly outlined that a comprehensive inventory should be made in the churches. In the inventory, objects are documented and recorded as in museums, very carefully.

The researcher is concerned that the traditional information can be drowned and broken when the churches are combined and employees change.

– The value of the object consists of many things: it can have a story, local history and value are also beauty and uniqueness.