Vittskövle Church
The Church of Vittskövle ( Swedish Vittskövle kyrka ) is a church in the Swedish municipality of Kristianstad in Vittskövle , which is located in the province of Skåne län or the historic province of Skåne . In the ecclesiastical organization of Sweden, the church is subordinate to the Vittskövle församling ( parish Vittskövle) and Lunds stift ( diocese of Lund ).
The church was built in the 12th or 13th century. In the 15th century a northern chapel was added, dedicated to St. Anne . The vaults were erected in the 15th century with wall paintings from the 1480s depicting stories of Genesis . These were later painted over, but restored in the 20th century.
In the chancel , the legend of the Holy was Nicholas of Myra painted. In the chapel you can find the symbols of the evangelists and the four holy medieval women: Saints Barbara , Ursula , Gertrud and Kathrin .
The tower was built in the 16th century, the baptismal font dates from the Middle Ages.
literature
- Vittskövle kyrka . In: Study circles Vittskövle socken genom tiderna (Ed.): Vittskövle socken genom tiderna . Published in collaboration with Widtsköfle byalag. Volume 1, MonitorFörlaget, Kristianstad 1999, ISBN 91-88034-67-4 , pp. 23-34.
- Elvir Liedman: Vittskövle Kyrka . Winje-Tryck, Tollarp o. J. (first 1944).
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Coordinates: 55 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ E