Jungshoved Church Explained

Country:Denmark
Church Name:Jungshoved Church
Native Name:Jungshoved Kirke
Native Name Lang:Danish
Denomination:Church of Denmark
Parish:Jungshoved Sogn
Deanery:Stege-Vordingborg Provsti
Diocese:Diocese of Roskilde
Years Built:1225–1250
Style:Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Location:Jungshoved By, Vordingborg Municipality

Jungshoved Church (Danish: Jungshoved Kirke) is a Danish romanesque church in Vordingborg Municipality, on the southern end of the island of Zealand.

The Church serves as the seat of Jungshoved Parish within the Diocese of Roskilde.

Building

The church was built on the former site of Jungshoved castle. The oldest part of the church was erected between 1225 and 1250 in the late romanesque style, while the last part of the church is built in the 16th century in late gothic style.[1]

The baptismal font and altarpiece are decorated with reliefs by Bertel Thorvaldsen. The pulpit in High Renaissance is created approximately 1605–10 in the Schrøder workshop in Næstved. [2] Remnants of gothic frescos are visible on the vaults of the church's ceiling. On the west wall of the nave, a scene depicting Danse Macabre is painted.[3]

References

  1. Book: Trap, J.P.. Kongeriget Danmark. Falbe-Hansen. V.. Westergaard. H.. Universitetsboghandler G.E.C GAD. 1898. 3rd. 2nd volume. Copenhagen. 938. da.
  2. Web site: Jungshoved kirke. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402063215/http://nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Jungshoved_kirke/Jungshoved_kirke.htm. 2016-04-02. 2020-06-27. www.nordenskirker.dk. da.
  3. Web site: Dances of Death in Danish Churches, Part 2, Jungshoved and Ørslev. 2020-06-27. www.dodedans.com.

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