Lidingo Church is located at the southern part of Lidingo, which is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago. The current building was completed in 1623. It is one of the oldest church in the region. The interior is beautiful. Now, let's read the church history from the picture:
- The current altar and altarpiece was added during the restoration in 1756, and it is Rococo style in design. The altarpiece is a painting depicting Jesus on the cross.
- The pulpit was made by a Swedish sculptor, Per Ljung in 1779, to replace the old pulpit from 1623. The current pulpit is Gustavian style in design.
- The Four Evangelist symbols on the chancel wall was added in 1913.
- The wall paintings are partly from 1600s, which was damaged and whitewashed, and later restored.
- The benches was replaced in 1870s and restored in 1952.
This is why I love photographing old church - seeing history in the picture...
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