Rone Church
| Rone Church | |
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Rone kyrka | |
 Rone Church, view of the exterior | |
  Rone Church Location on Gotland | |
| 57°12′32″N 18°26′28″E / 57.20894°N 18.44123°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
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| Diocese | Visby |
Rone Church (Swedish: Rone kyrka) is a medieval church in Rone on the Swedish island of Gotland. The Gothic church contains a number of medieval murals. It is part of the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
History
The presently visible,
A renovation was carried out in 1913–15, and again in 1954–55 by architect Eiler Graebe.[1]
Architecture
The church is a relatively homogeneous Gothic church.[1] The 60-metre (200 ft) tall tower has been used as a navigational aid ever since the Middle Ages.[1][2][3] It was made by the same stonemason and workshop responsible for creating the towers at Öja, Stånga, Dalhem and Gothem churches, an anonymous artist or workshop to whom art historians have assigned the notname Egypticus. The northern portal of the tower has a stone relief depicting Saint Botvid, lying on a fish; a motif found on all the churches by Master Egypticus. The two southern portals of the church (leading to the nave and choir, respectively) also feature sculpted capitals.[1]
Inside, the church is decorated with
Among the church furnishings, the
Rone church has been proved to be the tallest church on the island Gotland.
References
- ^ ISBN 9129410355.
- ^ "Rone kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Sevärt" (in Swedish). Rone local history society. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
Further reading
- Lagerlöf, Erland; Stolt, Bengt (1973). Rone kyrka. Sveriges kyrkor, konsthistoriskt inventarium (in Swedish). Vol. 150. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell. ISSN 0284-1894.
External links
Media related to Rone church at Wikimedia Commons
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