Hejdeby Church

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Hejdeby Church
Hejdeby Church

The Church of Hejdeby ( Swedish Hejdeby kyrka ) is a country church on the Swedish island of Gotland . It is the parish church of the parish (swed. Församling ) Hejdeby and belongs to the diocese of Visby . The name of the parish is first recorded as Heydeby in 1523 and contains the Gotland word for heather .

Building history

The nave and choir with apse were built in the Romanesque style at the beginning of the 13th century. In contrast to many other Gotland churches, the choir and nave were not replaced by a larger building with a recently completed choir. The Gothic tower was added to the complex towards the end of the 13th century.

Murals

Gothic wall paintings in Hejdeby Church

In the Church of Hejdeby are a plurality of wall paintings have been preserved. Part of it dates from the 13th century and has only recently been restored. Consecration crosses under the oldest paintings indicate that they were made at the time of the consecration of the church. In the 15th century, the so-called Passion Master added some motifs, but also partially painted over the older paintings. The wall paintings in Hejdeby Church are one of the many examples of medieval wall paintings on Gotland .

Furnishing

In the choir of Hejdeby Church there is a baptismal font with a wooden lid from the mid-13th century. The triumphal cross dates from the same century. The sermon chair, which was painted in 1793, was given to the church in 1766 by Visby mayor Abraham Lange.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Svenskt local dictionary . Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet, Uppsala 2003, p. 122, ISBN 91-7229-020-X .

literature

  • Sveriges kyrkor. Konsthistoriskt inventarium. Gotland , Volume 2: Rute setting . Ed. Johnny Roosval, Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag, Stockholm 1935 (Swedish)
  • Våra kyrkor . Klarkullens förlag, Västervik 1990, ISBN 91-971561-0-8 , p. 684 (Swedish)

Web links

Commons : Church of Hejdeby  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 57 ° 37 ′ 49.6 ″  N , 18 ° 26 ′ 33.6 ″  E