Diocese of Sigtuna
Diocese of Diocese of Sigtuna Sigtuna stift | |
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 Ruins of the Church of Saint Peter in Sigtuna. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Headquarters | Sigtuna, Uppland |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Ca 1060s |
| Dissolved | 13th century |
The Diocese of Sigtuna was a
Five Sigtuna bishops are known from written sources, four diocesan bishops, but it seems that apart from Adalvard most were not stationed in Sigtuna and episcopal Sigtuna was mostly unoccupied. Approximately in 1120, the Diocese of Sigtuna was indicated but not of that of Uppsala.
History
In the middle of town Sigtuna there was a royal estate on which the first stone church in the area around lake Mälaren was built in the end of the 11th century. The bishopric of Sigtuna was established with Adalvard the Younger around 1060, as the first one in Svealand. The above-mentioned stone church was the bishop's church, the cathedral. It was demolished during the high Middle Ages, but the remains of the walls are preserved below ground. The plot is now occupied by the Sigtuna Museum. The contemporary significance of the town was testified by Adam of Bremen, who in circa 1070 refers to Sigtuna as a "civitas magna".[2]
During the early Middle Ages no less than six or seven stone churches were erected with surrounding cemeteries. All but the cathedral was laid along a newly built street outside the old settlement area. Of these churches, only remnants of the churches of Saint Peter, Saint Lawrence and Saint Olaf remain left as ruins. Of the other ones, nothing appears above ground.
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The ruins of the Church of Saint Lawrence in Sigtuna, located along Prästgatan. Few remnants remain. The church was constructed in connection with the Christianization of Sweden in the 12th century. -
The ruins of the Church of Saint Olaf are relatively well preserved. The church has been linked to the cult of the Norwegian saint King Olaf II of Norway, who traveled through Sigtuna several times in the early 11th century. -
The ruins of the Church of Saint Peter are located to the west of the medieval city center. The church is considered to have served as the cathedral of the diocese before moving toOld Uppsalain 1190. -
Sigtuna mentioned onrune stonenow exhibited in Sigtuna Museum. Dated to approximately 1100. -
Rune stone previously located in the foundation of the north wall of the ruins of the monastery of Saint Lawrence. -
Rune stone now located along Storgatan street in Sigtuna. The runestone was found immured in a cellar close the ruins of the Church of Saint Lawrence.
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See also
References
- ^ Florenslistan över den kyrkliga stiftsindelningen i Norden circa 1120
- ^ Swedish encyclopaedia, tapes 25 cr. 1091 (Sigtuna)
- ^ NH Sjöborg, Collections of the Nordic region's ancient lover, I-III, 1822-1830 . The publishing Rediviva: Stockholm, 1978, p. 28
- Nordisk familjebok, 2nd ed., vol. 25 (1917), col. 454 f
- http://www.ne.se/lang/uppsala-stift
- "Sigtuna". Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed.). 1917 – via Project Runeberg.
Further reading
- Hedberg, B. 2007. Uppsala stifts herdaminne. Från missionstid till år 1366. Band IV:1. Stiftshistoriska kommittén i Uppsala.
- Hallencreutz, C. F. 2001. Vem var den gårfulle Sigtunabiskopen? Det stiftshistoriska perspektivet. – I: Tesch, S & Edberg, R. (red.), Biskopen i museets trädgård. En arkeologisk gåta. Sigtuna Museers skriftserie 9.
- Adam av Bremen. Historien om Hamburgstiftets och dess biskopar. Proprius förlag 1984. Med kommentarer av bl a Carl Fredrik Hallencreutz.
