Saint Olaf's chapel explained

Saint Olafs Chapel
Native Name Lang:Swedish
Location:Örebro County
Country:Sweden
Denomination:Church of Sweden
Dedication:Saint Olaf
Functional Status:Active
Diocese:Diocese of Strängnäs

Saint Olaf's chapel is a chapel in Kumla, Närke, Svealand in Sweden.

The wooden chapel was built in 1935 after drawings by architect Karl Martin Westerberg. It was restored in 1969–1970.[1] [2]

About 250 meters north of the church is Saint Olaf's well (S:t Olofs källa), near a signpost with the note: "You travelling man on your road, come forth and drink, you get strength, as (in) the water the power resides, like in the times of Saint Olaf", (Du vandringsman på vägen går, kom hit och drick, du styrka får, ty vattnet äger samma kraft, det i S:t Olofs tid har haft, - in Swedish).

59.0504°N 15.0337°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/default.aspx?id=725708 Church of Sweden
  2. http://www.bebyggelseregistret.raa.se/bbr2/byggnad/visaHistorik.raa?byggnadId=21400000441676 Description at Swedish National Heritage Board