Kumla Church, Västmanland

Kumla Church (Swedish: Kumla kyrka) is located in Kumla kyrkby in Sala Municipality in Västmanland, Sweden.

The southern entrance
Kumla Church
View from the west
59°50′44″N 16°38′15″E
LocationNorrby
CountrySweden
History
Consecratedc. 1300
Specifications
Number of towers1

History

The church was built of fieldstone around 1300 and included a longhouse and a small bell tower. At the end of the 15th century the wood roof was replaced by a brick star vault with church wall paintings signed by Albertus Pictor.[1] In the 18th century the windows were made larger and the current bell tower was built.

Features

The pulpit with six-sided basket was added in 1665. The baptismal font, made of Scottish sandstone by sculptor Erik Sand, was completed in 1951.

References

Specific
  1. Saint George and the Dragon, Jan Svanberg (1998), p. 39 ISBN 9789151833927
General
  • Medieval Wooden Sculpture in Sweden: Late Medieval sculpture, Bengt Thordeman and Aron Andersson (1980), p. 274
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