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Mellösa Church
Mellösa Church is a church building in Mellösa parish in Flen, Södermanland County, Sweden. The church building The church was built in the 13th century and the latest change exterior was made in 1874, when the tower was built. The baptismal font, which is from the 12th century, is the oldest object in the church. According to Mellösa in Sörmlandsleden, the church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ... received its location where two oxen had dragged a log and finally lied down. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mellosa Church 13th-century churches in Sweden Churches in Södermanland County Churches in the Diocese of Strängnäs Flen Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mellösa
Mellösa (, locally ) is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. It had 535 inhabitants in 2010. In 2001, Mellösa became the first book town in Sweden. Landmarks * Mellösa Church Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ... elections References Populated places in Flen Municipality Book towns {{Södermanland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Sweden
The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List of Lutheran denominations, Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. A member of the Porvoo Communion, the church professes Lutheranism. It is composed of thirteen dioceses, divided into parishes. It is an open national church which, working with a democracy, democratic organisation together with the ministry of the church, covers the whole nation. The Primate (bishop), Primate of the Church of Sweden, as well as the Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan of all Sweden, is the Archbishop of Uppsala. It is liturgy, liturgically and theologically "High Church Lutheranism, high church", having retained priests, vestments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a Manorialism, manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount. By extension the term ''parish'' refers not only to the territorial entity but to the people of its community or congregation as well as to church property within it. In England this church property was technically in ownership of the parish priest ''Ex officio member, ex officio'', vested in him on his institution to that parish. Etymology and use First attested in English in the late 13th century, the word ''parish'' comes from the Old French , in turn from , the Romanization of Greek, Romanisation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Strängnäs
The Diocese of Strängnäs () is a part of the Lutheran Church of Sweden and has its seat in Strängnäs Cathedral in Strängnäs, south of Lake Mälaren. The diocese is made up of the two provinces Närke and Södermanland (except for eastern Södermanland, which belongs to Stockholm County and the Diocese of Stockholm). The diocese was first a Latin Catholic suffragan of the then Danish Diocese of Lund, which in 1104 was elevated to an archdiocese and became the Metropolitan see of all of Scandinavia. From 1164 on Strängnäs was suffragan to the Swedish archbishop of Uppsala. It was established during the 12th century by the English missionary Saint Eskil. Catholic Diocese Missionary Antecedents In 829 Ansgar and his companion, Witmar, having reached Björkö (Birka), an island in Lake Mälaren and a great centre of trade, were well received and made many converts. Returning to Germany in 831, Ansgar was made first Archbishop of Hamburg by Gregory IV and given a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church (building)
A church, church building, church house, or chapel is a building used for Christian worship church service, services and Christian religion, Christian activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 AD and 256 AD. ''Church'' is also used to describe a Church (congregation), body or an assembly of Christian believers, while "the Church" may be used to refer to the worldwide Christian religious community as a whole. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church often forms a Christian cross with the centre aisle and seating representing the vertical beam and the Church architecture#Characteristics of the early Christian church building, bema and altar forming the horizontal. Towers or domes may inspire contemplation of the heavens. Modern churches have a variety of architectural styles and layouts. Some buildings designed for other purposes have been converted to churches, while many original church buildings have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flen
Flen () is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010. Flen evolved as a railway junction and got the title of a city in 1949. Since 1971 it is the seat of the much larger Flen Municipality. Other things which made Flen famous is "Violen från Flen", a song written by Ulf Peder Olrog in the 1940s. The town also plays an important role in " Du ringde från Flen", a 1992 dansband song by Grönwalls. The town is also mentioned in the Kent song "Flen/Paris" on the 2005 EP '' The hjärta & smärta EP'' and "Ensam lång väg hem" on the 2010 album '' En plats i solen''. The famous Equestrians Carl Green and Sigurd Svensson was born here. Flen is known as the 'city of ice cream' because it is the location of GB Glace, the biggest ice cream company in Sweden. Flen is also famous for having the world's northernmost vineyard, in Blacksta. Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Södermanland County
Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the dominant pronunciation and spelling inside the county. For example, the name of the local Regional councils of Sweden, regional council is ''Region Sörmland''. Södermanland's capital is Nyköping and the largest settlement is Eskilstuna. In the sparsely populated interior, Katrineholm is the largest locality. In total, Södermanland has nine municipalities and about 300,000 inhabitants. Södermanland borders the counties of Östergötland County, Östergötland, Örebro County, Örebro, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Uppsala County, Uppsala, Stockholm County, Stockholm and to the Baltic Sea. It holds the popular camping route called "Sörmlandsleden" which is a system of trails covering a total of approximately 100 mil (1000 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptismal Font
A baptismal font is an Church architecture, ecclesiastical architectural element, which serves as a receptacle for baptismal water used for baptism, as a part of Christian initiation for both rites of Infant baptism, infant and Believer's baptism, adult baptism. Aspersion and affusion fonts The earliest western fonts are found in the Catacombs of Rome. The fonts of many western Christian denominations that practice infant baptism are designed for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). The simplest of these fonts has a pedestal with a holder for a basin of water. The materials vary greatly, consisting of carved and sculpted stone (including marble), wood, or metal in different shapes. Many fonts are in Octagon, octagonal shape, as a reminder of the new creation and as a connection to the Old Testament practice of circumcision, which traditionally occurs on the eighth day. Some fonts are three-sided as a reminder of the Holy T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sörmlandsleden
Sörmlandsleden ("Sörmland trail")" is a system of hiking trails covering a total of approximately of walking paths in Södermanland, south of Stockholm, Sweden. The trails pass through several nature reserves, areas of cultural tradition and several historical monuments. Route and description The trail begins in Björkhagen, Stockholm and passes through several places like Stockholm, Nynäshamn, Södertälje, Trosa, Nyköping, Oxelösund, Katrineholm, Hälleforsnäs and Malmköping. It also has several branches that go to places like Flen, Eskilstuna, Gnesta and Mariefred. The trails also pass through Tyresta National Park, Nackareservatet, Paradiset Nature Reserve, Stora Träsket Nature Reserve, Linudden Nature Reserve, Stora Bötet Nature Reserve, Strandstuviken Nature Reserve and Tullgarn Nature Reserve. The trail is either marked with orange coloured rings around trees or using poles and signs with symbols or the letter "S" on an orange background. The trails pass throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
