Allhelgonakyrkan (Lund)

Allhelgonakyrkan

The Allhelgonakyrkan ( All Saints Church ) is a church in the southern Swedish city ​​of Lund in the diocese of the same name . It is located about 600 m north of Lund Cathedral and, at 72 meters, is the tallest structure in the city.

Building history

Due to the strong population growth in the first half of the 19th century, the cathedral had become too small as an assembly church. In 1876 the church superiors decided to build a new church under the direction of the then Bishop Wilhelm Flensburg . Helgo Zettervall presented the first drawings in 1877 and in 1887 the construction of the church in neo-Gothic style began. On All Saints' Day in 1891, the church was consecrated as the first assembly church in Lund since the 12th century. Since then, the three bells that were cast in Ystad and consecrated on the 75th anniversary of the church in 1966 have been renewed . Today it is considered the best preserved church building by Helgo Zettervall.

In summer 2009 the church was renovated and 5000 to 6000 bricks were replaced.

Furnishing

The altar is made of unpolished cement . A wooden crucifix is shown in the middle , which is flanked by the apostle John and the mother of Jesus .

All windows were made in Innsbruck . Particularly noteworthy are the tall windows on the north and south sides of the choir . They deal with scenes of the ascension of Christ from the Acts of the Apostles of Luke . The baptismal font is made of polished cement and is located on the right side of the choir.

organ

The organ was built in 1969 by the organ builder Mårtenssons. The instrument has 49 stops on four manual works and a pedal . The game actions are mechanical, the stop actions are electric.

I Rückpositiv C– Sluggishly naked 8th' Kvintadena 8th' Principal 4 ′ Recorder 4 ′ Gemshorn 2 ′ Sesquialtera II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Sharp III Krumhorn 8th' Tremulant

II main work C– Principal 16 ′ Oktava 8th' Rörflöjt 8th' Oktava 4 ′ Spetsflöjt 4 ′ Kvinta 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Oktava 2 ′ Mixture VI Cornett IV Trumpet 8th'

III Swell C– Flûte harmonique 8th' Italiensk principal 8th' Salicional 8th' Voix céleste 8th' Oktava 4 ′ Traversflöjt 4 ′ Spetskvint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Waldflöjt 2 ′ Ters 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ Mixture IV bassoon 16 ′ Trumpet harmonique 8th' oboe 8th'

IV breastwork C– Dumped 8th' Rörflöjt 4 ′ Principal 2 ′ Nasat 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Recorder 1' Klockcymbel III Vox humana 8th' Tremulant

Pedals C– Principal 16 ′ Subbas 16 ′ Kvinta 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Oktava 8th' Dumped 8th' Oktava 4 ′ Night horn 2 ′ Mixture VI Basun 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Skalmeja 4 ′

literature

• Ragnar Blomqvist: Lunds historia. Nyare tiden . Liber Läromedel, Lund 1978, ISBN 91-40-04391-6 , p. 418.

Web links

Commons : Allhelgonakyrkan, Lund  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Allhelgonakyrkan on the pages of the Church of Sweden (Swedish)
• Kulturportal Lund (Swedish)

Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′ 34.5 "  N , 13 ° 11 ′ 38.9"  E