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Saint Olav's Church (, ) is a medieval church in the village of
Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur () is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. The village is located on the south-west coast of Streymoy and has a view towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur towards the west, and to Sandoy towards the south. It lies ...
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Streymoy Streymoy (, ) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the ...
,
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. It was built before 1200, which makes it the oldest church of the Faroe Islands. Until the
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, it served as the seat of the Catholic bishop of the Faroe Islands. The 15th-century pew ends () from the church were transferred in 1875, after the church was restored, to the
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. They were returned to the Faroe Islands and exhibited at the
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in 2002 where they are amongst the most valued cultural items of the National Museum. There are 14 pew ends, 11 depicting the Apostles, and the three remaining ones depicting other Biblical figures. They were on several occasions featured on postal stamps — in 1980 (4 stamps), in 1984 (4 stamps), and in 2001 (4 stamps). A runestone, the Kirkjubøur stone, was found in 1832 in the church. It is now in the National Museum of the Faroe Islands.


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Magnus Cathedral Magnus Cathedral (, ) is a ruined cathedral in the village of Kirkjubøur on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands. History Bishop Erlendur (1269–1308) started construct ...


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Ólavskirkjan (Folkakirkjan)
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Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur () is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. The village is located on the south-west coast of Streymoy and has a view towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur towards the west, and to Sandoy towards the south. It lies ...
Streymoy