The oldest part of the church is the nave, which was built in fieldstone during the 13th century. The sacristy was added during the 14th century and the choir was enlarged, with added details in Brick Gothic style, during the 15th century. Unusually, the church has preserved its northern wall without windows. Most medieval churches in the area originally lacked windows in their northern façade, but normally windows were opened during the subsequent centuries. Northwest of the church stands the bell tower which was erected in the middle of the 17th century. The interior is decorated with frescos added in the 17th century. They were paid for by the Lilliesparre family, owner of nearby Kragsta Manor. Among the church fittings is the 13th century baptismal font of sandstone with a base of limestone. [2]
A major internal restoration was carried out in 1904 under the direction of the architect Bror E. Almquist (1864-1940). Subsequent restoration was carried out in 1951-1952 under the direction of conservator Sven Dalén. In 1970, the interior paintings were cleaned under the direction of conservator Bengt Grandin. [3]
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^ (in Swedish). Norrtälje Municipality. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^ (in Swedish). Stockholm County Museum. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
^N. G. Hammarstrand. "Bror E Almquist". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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edsbro, church, swedish, edsbro, kyrka, medieval, church, edsbro, stockholm, county, sweden, belongs, diocese, uppsala, church, sweden, exterior, interiorhistory, architecture, editthe, oldest, part, church, nave, which, built, fieldstone, during, 13th, centur. Edsbro Church Swedish Edsbro kyrka is a medieval church at Edsbro in Stockholm County Sweden It belongs to the Diocese of Uppsala of the Church of Sweden 1 Edsbro Church exterior Edsbro Church interiorHistory and architecture editThe oldest part of the church is the nave which was built in fieldstone during the 13th century The sacristy was added during the 14th century and the choir was enlarged with added details in Brick Gothic style during the 15th century Unusually the church has preserved its northern wall without windows Most medieval churches in the area originally lacked windows in their northern facade but normally windows were opened during the subsequent centuries Northwest of the church stands the bell tower which was erected in the middle of the 17th century The interior is decorated with frescos added in the 17th century They were paid for by the Lilliesparre family owner of nearby Kragsta Manor Among the church fittings is the 13th century baptismal font of sandstone with a base of limestone 2 A major internal restoration was carried out in 1904 under the direction of the architect Bror E Almquist 1864 1940 Subsequent restoration was carried out in 1951 1952 under the direction of conservator Sven Dalen In 1970 the interior paintings were cleaned under the direction of conservator Bengt Grandin 3 References edit Edsbro kyrka in Swedish Norrtalje Municipality Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 11 October 2015 Edsbro kyrka in Swedish Stockholm County Museum Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 11 October 2015 N G Hammarstrand Bror E Almquist Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved January 1 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Edsbro Church at Wikimedia Commons 59 53 40 N 18 29 36 E 59 89444 N 18 49333 E 59 89444 18 49333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edsbro Church amp oldid 1017678696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
