Stege Church
Stege Church | |
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Sankt Hans Church | |
Stege Kirke | |
Years built | 13th century |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Roskilde |
Deanery | Stege-Vordingborg Provsti |
Parish | Stege Sogn |
Stege Church, also Sankt Hans Church, is a 13th-century brick church in Stege on the Danish island of Møn. Now in the Gothic architectural style, the church was originally a Romanesque building.[1]
Location
The church is located in the south of the town of Stege near the peninsula between Stege Bugt (Stege Bay) and Stege Nor (Stege Inlet). It was close to the now demolished Stege Castle which used to stand on the most southerly point of the peninsula on the channel between the sea and the inlet.[2]
History
It is not clear whether the church, now known as Sankt Hans, was originally consecrated to St John the Evangelist or St John the Baptist. There are several references to Stege in the 13th century including a mention of the parish priest of Stegeborg (Stege Castle) in 1246 at a time when there was a close relationship between the castle (now demolished) and the church.[2] Today the church is an example of a brick Gothic building but in the walls of the nave and tower there are traces of a Late Romanesque structure which was probably built by Jakob Sunesøn, a cousin of Bishop Absalon, who ruled Møn until his death in 1246. In the second half of the 15th century, the church was rebuilt. Possibly after a fire at the east end of the church, the chancel was replaced c. 1460 by the narrow eastern section of the nave with lateral aisles, followed by a rather wider western nave with aisles and a tower which was completed by 1494.[1][3]
Architecture
Frescos
In 1892—93,
Pulpit
The
Churchyard
Notable people buried in the churchyard include:
- Hother Hage (1816-1873), politician and editor
- Eline Boisen (1813-1871), writer
- Aage Bojsen-Mlkker (1926-2008), headmaster of Rødekilde Højskole
- Frederik Engelhart Bojsen (1841-1926), politician and headmaster of Rødekilde Højskole
References
- ^ a b c "Stege Sankt Hans kirke" (in Danish). Nordens Kirker. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Stege S. Hans Kirke" (PDF) (in Danish). Nationalmuseet. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Lidt om Sct. Hans kirke, Stege Kirke" (in Danish). Stege Kirke. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
Literature
- Danmarks Kirker, Præstø Amt (PDF) (in Danish). Nationalmuseet. 1933. pp. 203–227.