Brylle Church

Brylle Church is located in the old part of the village of Brylle, about 12 km southwest of Odense in the Region of Southern Denmark. The Romanesque church is first mentioned in written sources in 1329. Around 1500 it became an annex church to Tommerup Church, a status it retained until 1877. After the Reformation in 1536, the church passed into Crown ownership and later into private hands, being connected to nearby estates until it became independently owned in 1913.

The church was originally built in the late 12th century of rough fieldstones. The nave and chancel walls survive from this period, though the original apse has been demolished. In the late Middle Ages, around 1490, a west tower was added and vaults were built over the nave and chancel. A porch was also added later.

Medieval wall paintings were uncovered in the chancel in 1894, consisting mainly of decorative patterns and symbols, and similar paintings in the nave were revealed and reconstructed in the early 20th century.

The oldest furnishings include a Romanesque granite baptismal font and a medieval crucifix from around 1475. Other fittings date mainly from the 19th century. Several simple grave slabs from the 17th century are preserved in the church, associated with nearby farms.

Address
Kirkestræde 1A, Brylle, Assens, Denmark

Established
12th century