Endre Church
| Endre Church | |
|---|---|
Endre kyrka | |
 Endre Church, view of the exterior | |
  Endre Church Location on Gotland | |
| 57°36′37″N 18°27′55″E / 57.61026°N 18.46535°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Visby |
Endre Church (Swedish: Endre kyrka) is a medieval church in Endre on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby, built from the 12th to early 14th century. It contains medieval murals and several medieval furnishings, and belongs to the Church of Sweden.
History and architecture
The presently visible church was preceded by an older,
Apart from the aforementioned
Romanesque sculptures, the exterior of the church is also adorned with sculpted portals, both Romanesque and Gothic in style.[1]
Internally, the church is decorated with
triumphal cross dates from circa 1300, and the baptismal font, possibly made by the artist Hegvald, is a Romanesque piece from the 12th century, richly decorated.[1]
The church lies in a cemetery that is surrounded by a low limestone wall, in which a medieval lychgate still survives.[3]
Endre Church belongs to the Church of Sweden and lies within the Diocese of Visby.[4]
References
- ^ ISBN 9129410355.
- ^ "Endre kyrka". Region Gotland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Endre kyrka". Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Endre kyrka" (in Swedish). Diocese of Visby (Church of Sweden). Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
Further reading
- Lundmark, Efraim (1931). Endre kyrka (in: Kyrkor i Endre ting). Sveriges kyrkor, konsthistoriskt inventarium (in Swedish). Vol. 33. Stockholm: Svenska Bokhandelscentralen A.-B. pp. 383–429. ISSN 0284-1894.
External links
Media related to Endre kyrka at Wikimedia Commons- Official site (in Swedish)
