Skärstad Church | |
Native Name: | Skärstads kyrka |
Native Name Lang: | Swedish |
Location: | Skärstad |
Country: | Sweden |
Denomination: | Church of Sweden |
Consecrated Date: | 17 October 1819 (first church service) 27 May 1827 (official inauguration) |
Parish: | Skärstad-Ölmstad |
Diocese: | Växjö |
Skärstad Church (Swedish: Skärstads kyrka) is a church building in Skärstad in Sweden. Belonging to the Skärstad-Ölmstad Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was built in the early 19th century, replacing a demolished 15th century church.[1]
The first church service inside was held on 17 October 1819,[2] while the church was officially inaugurated on 27 May 1827 by Bishop Esaias Tegnér[3]
Swedish theologian Johan Magnus Almqvist was a church clergyman here until his death in 1873.[4]