Holy Cross Church, Iisalmi

{{Short description|Church in Iisalmi, Finland}}

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Holy Cross Church ({{langx|fi|Pyhän Ristin kirkko}}), also known as Iisalmi New Church ({{langx|fi|Iisalmen uusikirkko}}), is a stone church in Iisalmi, Finland, which was consecrated in 1934. The church, designed by Eino Pitkänen, is a basilica with an end tower.[https://www.kyppi.fi/palveluikkuna/rapea/read/asp/r_kohde_det.aspx?KOHDE_ID=200737 Iisalmen Pyhän Ristin kirkko] – Finnish Heritage Agency (in Finnish) The church, built of brick and concrete, represents a modernity based on classicism, which already resembles functionalism with its light wall surfaces.Knapas, p. 57. Before the association of municipalities and parishes in the North Savonian region in 1970, the Holy Cross Church was the main church of the Iisalmi Town Parish.

The altarpiece is a mosaic by artist Uuno Eskola and depicts the crucified Jesus.[https://www.iisalmenseurakunta.fi/alttaritaulu Alttaritaulu, urut ja kirkon muu koristelu] – Iisalmen seurakunta (in Finnish)