Riddarholmskyrkan

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Riddarholmskyrkan
Riddarholmskyrkan from Stadshuset seen from
Main nave
Choir and nave
Coat of arms of the Knights of the Seraphine Order
The sarcophagus of King Gustav II Adolf
Crypt in the left aisle
Spiers of the side aisles and roof turrets of the main nave

Riddarholmskyrkan is a church on the island of Riddarholmen in central Stockholm in Sweden .

history

The complex, which today serves as a royal burial church, belonged to a Franciscan monastery that was built in 1270 under Magnus Ladulås . The church itself was built between 1280 and 1300. The remaining parts of the monastery were demolished in the 17th century. In 1807, the parish belonging to the church dissolved and the building was only used as a funeral and memorial church.

architecture

The three-aisled church is built of red brick in the Gothic style, and the high west tower has a top made of openwork cast iron.

Some grave choirs built later, however, are kept in the Renaissance style. The furnishings mainly consist of grave goods, but there are also medieval frescoes in the base.

Order of the Seraphine

Serafimerringningen and ceremony for Richard von Weizsäcker on February 11, 2015

The Riddarholm Church is the church of the Royal Seraphine Order , the house and highest order of merit of the Kingdom of Sweden.

Until around 1820 all knights who died in Stockholm were buried in Riddarholmskirche. In the church, the coats of arms of the loaned can still be found on the walls. Since the church is not a parish church, the bells are rung only on the day of the burial of every seraphine knight. The serafimer ringing ( Serafimerringningen in Swedish ), which lasts for a full hour from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. , is accompanied by a ceremony in the church. Before that, the coat of arms is carried in a procession from Stockholm Palace to Riddarholm Church.

Gravesites

Tombs of the royal family

The following members of the Swedish royal family are buried in the church:

  1. Magnus III, King of Sweden (approx. 1240–18.12.1290) a. other folk members of his family
  2. Helvig von Holstein , Queen of Sweden (approx. 1255–1324) - (wife of King Magnus III. )
  3. Charles II, King of Sweden a. Norway (approx. 1408–15.5.1470)
  4. Princess Christine (16.10.1623–21.9.1624) - (daughter of King Gustav II Adolf )
  5. Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden (December 19, 1594– November 16, 1632)
  6. Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (11.11.1599–28.3.1655), Queen of Sweden - (wife of King Gustav II Adolf )
  7. Charles X, King of Sweden (November 8, 1622– February 13, 1660)
  8. Ulrike of Denmark , Queen of Sweden (11.9.1656–26.7.1693) - (wife of King Charles XI. )
  9. Charles XI., King of Sweden (December 4, 1655– April 15, 1697)
  10. Princess Hedwig Sophie (26.6.1681–22.12.1708) - (daughter of King Karl XI. )
  11. Charles XII, King of Sweden (June 27, 1682– December 11, 1718)
  12. Hedwig Eleonora of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , Queen of Sweden (23.10.1636–24.11.1719) - (wife of King Karl X. )
  13. Ulrika Eleonore, Queen of Sweden (2.2.1688–5.12.1741)
  14. Frederick I, King of Sweden (27.4.1676–5.4.1751)
  15. Adolf Friedrich I, King of Sweden (May 14, 1710– February 12, 1771)
  16. Luise Ulrike von Prussia , Queen of Sweden (July 24, 1720– July 16, 1782) - (wife of King Adolf Friedrich I )
  17. Prince Karl Gustaf (August 29, 1782– March 23, 1783) - (son of King Gustav III. )
  18. Gustav III, King of Sweden (January 24, 1746– March 29, 1792)
  19. an unnamed princess (2.7.1797) - (daughter of King Karl XIII. )
  20. Prince Karl Adolf (July 4, 1798– July 10, 1798) - (son of King Karl XIII. )
  21. Prince Fredrik Adolf (July 18, 1750–12 December 1803) - (son of King Adolf Friedrich I )
  22. Prince Karl Gustaf (2.12.1802–10.9.1805) - (son of King Gustav IV Adolf )
  23. Sophie of Denmark , Queen of Sweden (3.7.1746–21.8.1814) - (wife of King Gustav III. )
  24. Karl XIII., King of Sweden a. Norway (October 7, 1748– February 5, 1818)
  25. Hedwig of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , Queen of Sweden a. Norway (March 22, 1759-20 June 1818) - (wife of King Charles XIII. )
  26. Friederike Dorothea von Baden , Queen of Sweden (March 12, 1781– September 25, 1826) - (wife of King Gustav IV Adolf )
  27. Princess Sophie Albertine (October 8, 1753– March 17, 1829) - (daughter of King Adolf Friedrich I )
  28. Prince Louis (3.2.1832–7.2.1832) - (son of Prince Gustaf von Vasa)
  29. Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden (1.11.1778–7.2.1837)
  30. Karl XIV. Johann, King of Sweden a. Norway (Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte) (26.1.1763–8.3.1844)
  31. Prince Gustaf (18.6.1827–24.9.1852) - (son of King Oskar I )
  32. Prince Carl Oskar (14.12.1852–13.3.1854) - (son of King Karl XV. )
  33. Oskar I., King of Sweden a. Norway (4.7.1799–8.7.1859)
  34. Desideria , Queen of Sweden a. Norway (11/9/1777–12/17/1860) - (Désirée Clary, wife of King Charles XIV. Johann (Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte) )
  35. Louise of Nassau , Queen of Sweden a. Norway (5.8.1828–30.3.1871) - (wife of King Karl XV. )
  36. Charles XV., King of Sweden a. Norway (3.5.1826–18.9.1872)
  37. Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (August 24, 1831– March 4, 1873) - (son of King Oskar I )
  38. Joséphine de Beauharnais , Queen of Sweden a. Norway (14.3.1807–7.6.1876) - (wife of King Oskar I )
  39. Prince Gustaf von Vasa (November 9, 1799– October 4, 1877) - (son of King Gustav IV Adolf )
  40. Princess Eugenie (April 24, 1830– April 24, 1889) - (daughter of King Oskar I )
  41. Oskar II, King of Sweden a. Norway (21.1.1829–8.12.1907)
  42. Sophia of Nassau , Queen of Sweden a. Norway (July 9, 1836– December 30, 1913) - (wife of King Oskar II )
  43. Princess Therese von Sachsen-Altenburg (December 21, 1836 - November 9, 1914) - (wife of Prince August )
  44. Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (20.4.1889–19.9.1918) - (son of King Gustav V )
  45. Viktoria von Baden , Queen of Sweden (7.8.1862–4.4.1930) - (wife of King Gustav V )
  46. Gustav V, King of Sweden (June 16, 1858– October 29, 1950)

Since King Gustav V , the members of the Swedish royal family are no longer buried in the Riddarholmskyrkan , but in the Haga Royal Cemetery .

Graves of famous Swedes

In addition to members of the Swedish royal family, numerous other famous Swedes are buried in the Riddarholmskyrkan , including General Lennart Torstensson .

See also

Web links

Commons : Riddarholmskyrkan  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kungahuset: Serafimerringning.

Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 29 ″  N , 18 ° 3 ′ 51 ″  E