St. Peter's Priory, Lund
St. Peter's Priory (
History
St. Peter's Priory was established before 1166 during the tenure of
The church was rebuilt in brick and expanded about 1300 in the Gothic style. The entire complex consisted of three ranges with the priory church forming the fourth side of a quadrilateral enclosure. The complex included a dormitory, refectory and cellars, and a wing for lay sisters. The church over time came into possession of many income properties which paid rents to sustain the priory. There are records of several exchanges of farms between St. Peter's Priory and the chapter of Lund Cathedral.
In the course of the
About 1600 all the conventual buildings were demolished, leaving the priory church to serve as the parish church of St Peter's. The burial ground continued to be used for burials until modern times.[3][4]
Gallery
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Altarpiece
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Pulpit
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Baptismal
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Organ
References
- ^ "Sankt Peters klosters församling". svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Arkebiskop Eskil" (PDF). Historisk Tidsskrift, Bind 14. række, 2 (1981). Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Report on Sweden" (PDF). Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Svenska kyrkan". www.svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved 2018-06-30.