Tilst Church

Tilst Church
Tilst Church
	56°11′35″N 10°06′40″E / 56.19296°N 10.1112°E
Location	Aarhus, Denmark
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
History
Status	Church
Architecture
Architectural type	Romanesque
Completed	c. 1170
Specifications
Materials	Brick
Administration
Archdiocese	Diocese of Aarhus

Tilst Church is a church in Aarhus, Denmark, situated in the suburb Tilst 8 kilometers north-west of Aarhus city center. Tilst Church is from the 1100s, erected as a typical Danish Romanesque village church. Later additions in the 15th century added a Gothic tower and porch. Tilst Church is the only church in Tilst Parish but it is a part of the Tilst-Kasted pastorate which includes Tilst and Kasted Churches. There were 5.163 members of the Church of Denmark living in Tilst Parish on 1 January 2016.^[1]^[2]

Architecture

The original part of the church, the chancel and nave, probably dates from the latter half of the 12th century and is constructed of split and rough

Late Medieval period, which was characterized by considerable activity in church building, a porch was added in front of the nave's south door and later made higher in two stages. The tower, which like the porch is built of brick, must have been erected in the decades before the Reformation in 1536. In more recent times small repairs have frequently been undertaken, but have not made any essential change. The church was last restored 1959–60.^[3]^[4]

Murals

The walls and vaulting of both the chancel and nave are decorated with

Christ's Passion within an architectonic framework of two stories. A grimacing jester can be seen just inside the south entrance to the church.^[3]

Furniture

A Romanesque baptismal font with twin lions on the basin is among the earliest furniture of the church. Some of the pews from 1890 have pinewood bench-ends from 1584 with rustic decoration in low relief. Other bench-ends with the date 1684 and inscriptions presumably came from a parish clerk's seat in the church. Several Baroque tombstones were probably obtained from various churches around Aarhus and then modernized and given new inscriptions.^[3]

References

^ "Fakta om Sognet" (in Danish). Church of Denmark. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ "Tilst Kirke" (in Danish). Nordens Kirker. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Aarhus 1565-1591" (PDF) (in Danish). National Museum of Denmark. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
^ "Tilst Kirke" (in Danish). Tilst Local Archives. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

External links

[Sogn-1] "Fakta om Sognet" (in Danish). Church of Denmark. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[NordKirk-2] "Tilst Kirke" (in Danish). Nordens Kirker. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[natmus-3] "Aarhus 1565-1591" (PDF) (in Danish). National Museum of Denmark. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

[Tilst-4] "Tilst Kirke" (in Danish). Tilst Local Archives. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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Middle Ages	Aarhus Cathedral Brabrand Church Church of Our Lady Egå Church Hasle Church Kolt Church Skejby Church Sønder Aarslev Church Tilst Church Tranbjerg Church Vejlby Church Viby Church
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