All Saints Church ( sv, Allhelgonakyrkan) is a

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Lund Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish provinces of Sweden, province of Scania, across the Øresund, Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipali ...

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. Belonging to the Lunds All Saints Parish (''Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling'') of the

Diocese of Lund The Diocese of Lund ( sv, Lunds stift) 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 Chur ...

, it was opened on

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1891. It is situated roughly 600 meters north of

Lund Cathedral Lund Cathedral ( sv, Lunds domkyrka) 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 archiepi ...

History

It was designed by architect

Helgo Zettervall Helgo Nikolaus Zettervall, older spelling ''Zetterwall'', (21 November 1831 – 17 March 1907) was a Swedish architect and professor of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. He is best known for his drastic restorations of churches and other b ...

(1831-1907) in

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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 (; older da, Ysted) 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 ...

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.

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

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