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All Saints Church () is a
church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
in
Lund Lund (, ;"Lund"
(US) and ) is a city in the provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, southern Swed ...
,
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. Belonging to the Lunds All Saints Parish (''Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling'') of the
Diocese of Lund The Diocese of Lund () is a diocese within the Church of Sweden which corresponds to the provinces of Blekinge and Skåne. There are 217 parishes within the diocese, the most significant number in any of the dioceses of the Church of Sweden. Th ...
, it was opened on
All Saints' Day All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are know ...
1891. It is situated roughly 600 meters north of
Lund Cathedral Lund Cathedral () is a cathedral of the Lutheran Church of Sweden in Lund, Scania, Sweden. It is the seat of the Bishop of Lund and the main church of the Diocese of Lund. It was built as the Catholic cathedral of the archiepiscopal see of all ...
.


History

It was designed by architect Helgo Zettervall (1831–1907) in
gothic revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...
style. The altar is made of uncut cement. The decorative painting in the church is made by Svante Thulin (1837–1918). The baptismal font is made of polished cement and includes a copper bowl. It is performed by Sven Bengtsson. The altarpiece essay shows a crucifix and was made of wood by Carl Johan Dyfverman (1844–1892). The tower has three bells, cast by M & O Ohlsson bell foundry in
Ystad Ystad () is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attracti ...
which were inaugurated in 1966. The church tower is 72 m high, making it Lund's second tallest building (after Ideon Gateway). It is in neo-Gothic style and can be seen far out over the plain. The tower currently has three bells, cast by Ohlsson's bell foundry in Ystad, and these were inaugurated in 1966 when the church turned 75. In total there are about 2,000 seats in the church. In the summer of 2009, the church underwent a renovation during which 5,000-6,000 of its stones were replaced.


See also

* Lund 1 Runestone


References


Other sources

*Wrangel, Ewert (1893) ''Allhelgonakyrkan i Lund : det gamla och det nya templet skildrade'' (Lund : Lindstedt)


External links


Allhelgonakyrkan website
{{Authority control 19th-century Church of Sweden church buildings Tourist attractions in Lund Churches completed in 1891 Churches in Lund Churches in the Diocese of Lund 1891 establishments in Sweden Gothic Revival church buildings in Sweden 19th-century establishments in Malmöhus County