Kaarma-Kirikuküla

[4] Kaarma Church in Kirikuküla village, originally dedicated to saints Peter and Paul, was built in 1260s, probably sometime after 1261 rebellion.

A large set of finely carved late Gothic wooden sculptures, at least some of which were possibly made by Lübeck master carver Henning von der Heide, were originally also displayed in the church but are today housed in Saaremaa Museum in Kuressaare Castle.

Additionally, the pillars of the church are decorated with stone carvings from the 15th century, displaying a plain, primitive and evocative style that is clearly related to stone carving from the same time from Padise Abbey and the medieval Dominican cloister in Tallinn.

The pulpit (1645) and the neo-Gothic altarpiece decorated by Otto Friedrich Theodor von Möller are later, also noteworthy interior details.

It was first mentioned in the Early Livonian Rhymed Chronicle as a main Oeselian stronghold during the 1260-1261 rebellion.

Interior of Kaarma church, Estonia, showing the pulpit.
Interior view of the church.
Incide the Kaarma Church
Kaarma ring fort