Växjö Cathedral

The Cathedral of Växjö ( Swedish " Växjö domkyrka ") is the cathedral of the Diocese of Växjö in the Swedish city of Växjö in the historical province of Småland.

History

The introduction of Christianity in southern Sweden is attributed to the sacred Siegfried. Over his grave in Växjö a wooden church was built in the 11th century, which started the head relics of his three nephews. In the 12th century Växjö bishop's seat, and the wooden church was replaced by a stone church. In 1276 the church burned down. It was rebuilt. In the 15th century the church was expanded and received two towers. The church burned down three more times: in 1570 and 1611 put the Danes church on fire and burned the church in 1740 by a lightning strike down.

In the 19th century the appearance of the church was greatly changed. 1957-1960 the appearance of the late Middle Ages was largely restored. The interior was designed in the style of the 50s of last century. After a further restoration in 1995 the church was re-opened.

Outside on the east side of the church is the rune stone at the cathedral in Växjö.

The interior

At the entrance is a Pantokrator. This image was created by Kajsa Matta in 1995 and is a stucco image.

On the right side is the source of life, one created in 1995 by the Göran Wärff baptismal font made ​​of glass and stone. Directly on the baptismal font is the entrance to the soul choir. Here is a painting from the 15th century. It portrays Adam and Eve's life, the Fall and the Expulsion from Paradise. The windows of the soul choir show two images. They were created by Bo Beskow and show "Death playing chess with the knight ," and " Christ as the tree of life ."

On the left side of the cathedral is the tree of life and knowledge. It was created in 1995. Near the tree of life and in the middle of the dome are figures of Eva Spangenberg. Set " The Child Jesus in the arms of Mary and two apostles there."

The altar was built in 1959 and has been created by Jan Brazda. The altar carpet is because the Earth and dates back to 1995. Shrine The altar was created in 2002 by Bertil Vallien. The shrine is the cross and the right and left the twelve apostles in the form of faces. Behind the altar is a choir window, which represents the sky in yellow and blue colors.

Inside the church there are three organs. The largest organ is from 2002 and is located on the gallery. It was built by the organ builder Grönlunds Orgelbyggeri. The instrument has 33 stops on two manuals and a pedal.