Helga Lekamens Gränd (
Swedish
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: "Alley of the Holy Body") is an
alley
An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, footpath, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane), or a path, w ...
in
Gamla stan
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, the old town in central
Stockholm
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,
Sweden
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. Connecting
Västerlånggatan
Västerlånggatan ("the Western Long Street") is a street in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward between the squares Mynttorget and Järntorget, it follows the course of the city's now demolished 13th-century defen ...
to
Stora Nygatan
Stora Nygatan is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. The troubadour Carl Michael Bellman lived at number 1 in 1785-1787 and at number 20 (still present) in 1787–88.
Description
*Old names: ''nyegatun'' (1636), ' ...
, it forms a parallel street to
Stora Gråmunkegränd
is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching west from Västerlånggatan down to Munkbron and Munkbroleden, it is crossed by Stora Nygatan, and forms a parallel street to Storkyrkobrinken and Helga Lekamens G ...
and
Göran Hälsinges Gränd
Göran Hälsinges Gränd ( Swedish: "Alley of Göran Hälsinge") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connecting Västerlånggatan to Stora Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Helga Lekamens Gränd and Ignatii ...
.
History
The alley is mentioned as ''Helge lycama grendh'' in 1505, named after ''Helga Lekamens gille'', "
Guild
A guild ( ) is an association of artisans and merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular territory. The earliest types of guild formed as organizations of tradespeople belonging to a professional association. They so ...
of the Holy
Body of Christ
In Christian theology, the term Body of Christ () has two main but separate meanings: it may refer to Jesus Christ's words over the bread at the celebration of the Jewish feast of Passover that "This is my body" in (see Last Supper), or it ...
", during the Middle Ages the biggest guild in Sweden, appearing in historical records in the 14th century and known to count royalties among its members.
The accounts of the guild from the 15th and 16th centuries is still an important historical source offering glimpses of the Medieval era. While many such charity alliances were named after the Body of Christ, the guild in question apparently fell into oblivion following the
Reformation
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, as the name of the alley was shortened to ''Lekamegränden'' in the early 17th century, to be renamed ''Lilla Gråmunkegränd'' ("Smaller
Greyfriars Alley") in 1722. To avoid confusion the old historical name was however resumed in 1922.
See also
*
List of streets and squares in Gamla stan
References
External links
* hitta.se – Location map and virtual walk]
Streets in Stockholm
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