Vejlby Church
| Vejlby Church | |
|---|---|
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| 56°11′44″N 10°12′45″E / 56.195497°N 10.212541°E | |
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Romanesque |
| Completed | 1100s |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Diocese of Aarhus |
Vejlby Church (Danish: Vejlby Kirke) is a church located in Vejlby Parish in Aarhus, Denmark. The church is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Aarhus city centre, west of Risskov and the Bay of Aarhus, on the morainal hills of the Egå valley, with a view of Kalø Vig and Helgenæs. It is a parish church belonging to the Church of Denmark. The parish has a population of 7,148 (2015).[1]
History
Vejlby Church in
Brendstrup and Christian Faurschou bought it in 1784. In 1810 the parish tithe was sold to the landowners within the parish. The church became an independent institution within the Church of Denmark in 1911.[2]
Vejlby Church originally did not have its own priest. The
pastorate upon the next vacancy which occurred in 1811 and the parish has since had its own priest. The church cemetery is associated to a myth similar to the Bible story of Jephthah. Allegedly the builder of the cemetery promised to bury the first living being he met after construction had been completed; it happened to be his son.[2]
Architecture
The nave and choir are in
frescos from the same period.[3]
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The nave -
The renaissance pulpit from 1639 -
Mural depicting Erasmus of Formia -
Organ from the 1960s -
Walled off northern door
See also
- List of Churches in Aarhus
References
- ^ "FOLK1" (in Danish). Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Aarhus 1453-1491" (PDF) (in Danish). National Museum of Denmark. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Vejlby Kirke" (in Danish). Vejlby Kirke. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
