St. Mary's Church, Ystad

The St. Mary's Church (Swedish Sancta Maria kyrka ) is a church in the center of the southern Swedish town of Ystad. It is the parish church of the parish of the Diocese of Lund in Ystad. The oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century.

History

The original church was built in the 13th century as a three-nave Romanesque church. She was 18 feet long and lay between the present choir and the pulpit, where the nave had a flat ceiling. In the 14th century the church received the Holy Cross Chapel an extension that has already been torn down in 1840. Some parts of it were re-used; so, for example, Mary and John figures that are now in the choir are.

In the 15th century, the existing church was built today. Here, the aisle was extended until ambulatory, which has together with the choir with the characteristically designed pointed arches, a distinctive late Gothic style. Middle of the 17th century collapsed, the tower and the western part of the church was badly damaged. As part of the construction work, the church was provided with a transept in the Renaissance style; the steeple was rebuilt towards the end of the century.

Inventory

Altarpiece

The altarpiece was made by Johan Jerling 1718-1733. It is made ​​of wood in Baroque style, and imitation marble. The altarpiece depicts the Last Supper, the picture above shows the baptism of Jesus. The painting is by Carl Mört, who, instead of signing his work, has added his portrait in the usual group of Thirteen.

Crucifix

In the church there are two crucifixes:

• The crucifix under the triumphal arch built in the 16th century. His usual place was, as well as the Mary and John figures, the above-mentioned Holy Cross Chapel.
• The crucifix over the pulpit dates from the Middle Ages. The hair of the figure of Christ is real hair.

Pulpit

The pulpit dates from the first half of the 17th century by an unknown artist with the signature AS The reliefs of the pulpit represent scenes from the life of Christ: Annunciation, Birth of the Lord's Supper, the death on the cross and the resurrection. Among the gilded angels is also a gilded monogram with the inscription " CIV ", which is a tribute to the Danish king Christian IV interpreted.

Organ loft

The organ loft is provided with biblical motifs and was created by Carl Mört beginning of the 18th century. The organ case is decorated with a monogram of Charles XII. ; It recalls that the King was staying with his troops before the train to Narva for a time in the city.

The organ loft

Baptistery

The baptistery is made of 1611 in Lübeck cast bronze baptismal font. There is a chandelier with five candles on the baptismal font. This dates from the 14th century and was made ​​of iron in early Gothic style.

Church bells

The church has three bells: the large bell Knutsgillets klocka, 1672 recast, the middle bell (the original Knutsklocka ) of 1558 and the small bell of 1624 Since 1970 one consisting of 36 bells carillon is in the church tower. .