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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)
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Gladsax Church was constructed in the Romanesque style during the 12th century. It was vaulted, and a church tower was added in the 15th century. In 1857, the existing choir was demolished, and instead, three transepts with a new three-sided choir were built. In 1883, the tower was renovated according to designs by Carl Möller.
The nave contains frescoes created by Nils Håkansson in the mid-15th century. However, the paintings in the center of the cross date from 1898 and were copied from the part of the nave closest to the tower. The State Historical Museum notes that the paintings are 'heavily restored, partly repainted; the paintings in the western vault were concealed by the organ and were, therefore, 'copied' in the choir vault - the detailed image of the Fall of Man and Eve receiving her spindle shows fragments from the original painting.'
The ruins of the medieval Gladsaxe Castle are located in a meadow just east of the church.
References:The church of the former Franciscan monastery was built probably between 1515 and 1520. It is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Rauma. The church stands by the small stream of Raumanjoki (Rauma river).
The exact age of the Church of the Holy Cross is unknown, but it was built to serve as the monastery church of the Rauma Franciscan Friary. The monastery had been established in the early 15th century and a wooden church was built on this location around the year 1420.
The Church of the Holy Cross served the monastery until 1538, when it was abandoned for a hundred years as the Franciscan friary was disbanded in the Swedish Reformation. The church was re-established as a Lutheran church in 1640, when the nearby Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.
The choir of the two-aisle grey granite church features medieval murals and frescoes. The white steeple of the church was built in 1816 and has served as a landmark for seafarers.