The 4 oldest Churches in Tallinn
The St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to King Olaf Haraldsson of Norway (995-1030),
who adopted Christianity and established it in Norway. The traditional faith was still strong,
however; the king was overthrown and killed in battle. He was canonised after death and
the cult of his name spread all over Scandinavia.
The earliest written record about the church date back to 1267, when Queen
Margarethe of Denmark granted the female Cistercian convent of St. Michael the
advowson over the St. Olaf's Church. But major reconstruction followed in the 14 th -15th
centuries. The tower standing separate from the church was completed in 1364. The fire of
1433 claimed the St.Olaf's Church besides other buildings. It was consecrated for service
again in a few years later, as well as decided to be reconstructed larger. The new church,
whose construction required the demolition of the old nave and chapels, was completed as
a three-nave basilica
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