Sidensjö Church (Sidensjö kyrka) is a medieval church in the Diocese of Härnösand belonging to

Sidensjö Sidensjö is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 399 inhabitants in 2010. It is also a parish in the ''Nätra Court District''. History In 1915 the parish comprised 39,41 ...

parish in the community of

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

, Sweden.
Church of Sweden, Nätra-Sidensjö parish. Retrieved 31 July 2021.

Architecture and history

The church is a stone building in Romanesque style with a detached belfry in wood. The main part of the church was built during the 14th century, while the first

sacristy A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records. The sacristy is usually located ...

on the northern side was built during the 15th century.''Våra kyrkor''. Västervik: 1990, p. 610. . After the

Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

, paintings were added to roofs and arches. The current sacristy is of wood and was built sometime in the middle of the 18th century and replaced an older sacristy of stone.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sidensjö Church Churches in the Diocese of Härnösand Churches in Västernorrland County 13th-century churches in Sweden Churches converted from the Roman Catholic Church to the Church of Sweden