Sundbyberg Church is the main church of
Sundbyberg
Sundbyberg Municipality (''Sundbybergs kommun'' or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban p ...
, in
Sweden
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, and is a part of the
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
. It is located in
Central Sundbyberg
Central Sundbyberg (''Centrala Sundbyberg'') is considered the oldest and most original part of Sundbyberg Municipality in Sweden. It is one of Stockholm's oldest satellite towns. Its proximity to Stockholm City Centre, nostalgic environment and we ...
, on Rosengatan 15. Opened in 1911, it was built in a Swedish church building architecture after drawings of architect Axel Sjögren (1877-1962).
History
The construction of the Sundbyberg church, known for its stained glass panels, began in 1909,
once since the beginning of that year it was already clear that community would form their own congregation. In the fall of 1910, the church was ready for consecration, but because of a dispute over the
cemetery
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with Bromma, it was opened on 4 June 1911.
The church is a three-aisled
basilica
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in the
Art Nouveau
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style, clearly influenced by the slightly older Hjorthagskyrkan in Stockholm. The architect Axel Sjögren took care to give the church building clear features of Swedish national Romanticism. The church is built in an east–west direction with the choir designed as a vestibule. At the southwest side is the church tower. Parish, vestry and other areas are located in a separate part on the north side of the church. Originally in the chancel a chapel was built, but it is now used as a little church.
Interior
The sanctuary, as well as the church in general, was decorated by Filip Månsson, a Swedish decorator, artist, and teacher at the Technical School in Stockholm. A stained-glass window over the altar is the work of Swedish painter and printmaker
Olle Hjortzberg
Gustaf Olof (Olle) Hjortzberg (14 November 1872 – 8 March 1959) was a Swedish painter and illustrator. He is remembered above all for contributing to the revival of wall paintings in Swedish churches.
Biography
Born in Stockholm, Hjortzberg w ...
, and serves as the altarpiece. The subject is Christ rising from the grave, and pointing to the heavens. With the other hand he holds a scepter. The church hall's paintings are rendered by Jose Samson.
References
External links
Sundbybergs Kryka- Official Website (Swedish)
Church of Sweden- Official Website (English)
Buildings and structures in Stockholm County
Churches in the Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden)
Churches completed in 1911
20th-century Church of Sweden church buildings
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