Öja is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland.
[3] It comprises the same area as the administrative Öja District, established on 1 January 2016.
The Catholic statue was removed from the Öja Church during the Swedish Reformation and stowed away in a woodshed.
A replica of the statue for Öja Church, was later made by sculptor Bertil Nyström.
This article about a location in Gotland County, Sweden is a stub.