Saint Mary's Church (Ystad)
The Sankt-Marien-Kirche ( Swedish Sankta Maria kyrka ) is a church in the center of the southern Swedish city of Ystad . It is the parish church of the Ystad parish within the Lund diocese . The oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century.
history
The original church was built in the 13th century as a three-nave church in Romanesque style. At that time it was 18 meters long and lay between today's choir and the pulpit , with the central nave having a flat ceiling. In the 14th century, the church received an extension with the Holy Cross Chapel, which was demolished in 1840. Individual parts of it were reused; so z. B. Maria and Johannes figures, which are now in the choir.
The present church was built in the 15th century. The side aisle was extended to the ambulatory , which, together with the choir with the characteristic pointed arches , has a pronounced late Gothic style. In the middle of the 17th century the tower collapsed and the western part of the church was badly damaged. As part of the construction work, the church was provided with a transept in the Renaissance style ; the church tower was rebuilt towards the end of the century.
inventory
Altarpiece
The altarpiece was made by Johan Jerling between 1718 and 1733. It is made of wood in a baroque style and imitation marble . The altarpiece shows the Lord's Supper , the upper picture shows the baptism of Jesus. The painting is by Carl Mört , who, instead of signing his work, added his portrait to the usual group of thirteen.
crucifix
There are two crucifixes in the church:
- The crucifix under the triumphal arch dates from the 16th century. Its usual place, like that of the figures of Mary and John, was the above-mentioned Chapel of the Holy Cross.
- The crucifix opposite the pulpit dates from the Middle Ages . The hair of the Christ figure is real head hair.
pulpit
The pulpit dates from the first half of the 17th century by an unknown artist with the signature AS. The reliefs of the pulpit depict scenes from the life of Jesus: Annunciation, Birth, Last Supper, Death on the Cross and the Resurrection. Under the gold-plated angels there is also a gold-plated monogram with the inscription "CIV", which is interpreted as a homage to the Danish King Christian IV .
Organ loft
The organ loft is decorated with biblical motifs and was created by Carl Mört at the beginning of the 18th century. The organ front is adorned with a monogram of Charles XII. ; it is a reminder that the king and his troops stayed in the city for a while before the train to Narva .
View of the altar with the pulpit (left)
The organ gallery
Baptistery
The baptistery consists of the 1611 in Lübeck from bronze cast baptismal font . There is a candlestick with five candles above the baptismal font . This dates from the 14th century and was made of iron in the early Gothic style.
Church bells
The church has three bells : the Great bell Knutsgillets klocka , recast in 1672, the middle bell (the original Knutsklocka) of 1558 and the small bell from 1624. Since 1970, there is a consisting of 36 bells chime in the church tower.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 25 ′ 45.6 ″ N , 13 ° 49 ′ 7.8 ″ E