Jungshoved Church (Danish: Jungshoved Kirke) is a Danish romanesque church in Vordingborg Municipality, on the southern end of the island of Zealand.
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Jungshoved Kirke | |
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| Location | Jungshoved By, Vordingborg Municipality |
| Country | Denmark |
| Denomination | Church of Denmark |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture |
| Years built | 1225–1250 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Roskilde |
| Deanery | Stege-Vordingborg Provsti |
| Parish | Jungshoved Sogn |
The Church serves as the seat of Jungshoved Parish within the Diocese of Roskilde.
Building
editThe 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]
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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
edit- ^ Trap, J.P.; Falbe-Hansen, V.; Westergaard, H. (1898). Kongeriget Danmark (in Danish). Vol. 2nd volume (3rd ed.). Copenhagen: Universitetsboghandler G.E.C GAD. p. 938.
- ^ "Jungshoved kirke". www.nordenskirker.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Dances of Death in Danish Churches, Part 2, Jungshoved and Ørslev". www.dodedans.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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