Högby Church, Öland

Högby Church (Swedish: Högby kyrka) is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Öland. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.[1]

Högby Church
Högby kyrka
Högby Church, view of the exterior
Högby Church is located in Kalmar
Högby Church
Högby Church
57°09′51″N 17°00′59″E
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
Administration
DioceseVäxjö

History and architecture

Högby Church was built during the Middle Ages; construction started in the middle of the 12th century. The church tower, built during the second half of the 12th century, is however the only part that remains of the medieval church. In 1870-1871, the medieval church was demolished except for the tower and a new church with neoclassical style features was erected.

The new church still contains several furnishings from the older church. Among them is an altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin Mary from the 15th century (the Madonna itself is from the 14th century). There is also an altarpiece from the 15th century dedicated to Saint Peter and a triumphal cross from circa 1500. The baptismal font of red limestone is from 1654.[2][3]

  • Baptismal font
    Baptismal font
  • Altar
    Altar
  • Altarpiece
    Altarpiece
  • Triumph Cross
    Triumph Cross
  • Pulpit
    Pulpit

References
  1. "Högby Church". visitoland.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 354. ISBN 91-971561-08.
  3. "Högby kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

Other sources
  • Boström, Ragnhild (1968) Högby kyrkor : Åkerbo härad, Öland (Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Högby kyrka, Öland.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.