Olstrup Church

Olstrup Church, Lolland

Olstrup Church is a Romanesque church in open country west of Errindlev in the south of the Danish island of Lolland.^[1] There are 16th-century frescos of the Last Judgment on the chancel arch with Christ sitting on a rainbow.

Architecture

In the Middle Ages, the church was originally dedicated to St Lawrence. Built of red brick, the relatively small church first consisted of a Romanesque chancel and nave. It was later extended to the west in the Late Gothic period with a stepped gable.^[2] The chancel's cross-vaults and the round chancel arch may date from the church's original construction. The cross-vaults in the nave also seem to be older than the Gothic extension.^[3]

Frescos

Fresco of Christ on a rainbow

In 1936, Egmont Lind discovered frescos in the east vault of the nave which were dated to c. 1575. They present scenes of the Last Judgment. Christ is depicted sitting on a rainbow with his feet on the globe of the Earth, flanked by trumpet-playing angels and the 12 apostles. Some pre-Reformation features such as the lily and sword are included but there are no halos.^[3]

Interior

The carved pulpit from 1622 has figures of the apostles. The canopy is from c. 1675. On the north wall there is a figure of St Lawrence from c. 1300. There is a decorated font in Gotland limestone.^[3]

References

↑ "Olstrup Kirke", Danmarks Kirker. (Danish) Retrieved 8 August 2013.
↑ "Olstrup kirke", Historisk Atlas. (Danish) Retrieved 8 August 2013.
1 2 3 "Olstrup kirke", Nordens kirker. (Danish) Retrieved 8 August 2013.

Literature

Kirsten Weber-Andersen, Otto Norn, Aage Roussell, Gertrud Købke Knudsen, "Olstrup Kirke", Danmarks kirker: Maribo amt, Volume 8, 1951, Nationalmuseet, pages 703-714. (Danish)

Lolland, Denmark

Towns and villages	Bandholm Birket Branderslev Dannemare Guldborg Holeby Horslunde Hunseby Kettinge Maribo Nagelsti Nakskov Nørreballe Nysted Øster Ulslev Rødby Rødbyhavn Sakskøbing Sandby Søllested Stokkemarke Sundby Toreby

Localities	Albuen

Churches	Arninge Church Avnede Church Bandholm Church Birket Church Dannemare Church Errindlev Church Fuglse Church Gloslunde Church Halsted Church Hunseby Church Maribo Cathedral Nakskov Church Olstrup Church Østofte Church Sandby Church Stokkemarke Church Tågerup Church Tillitse Church Toreby Church

Landmarks	Aalholm Berritzgaard Engestofte Halsted Priory Kattinge Windmill Knuthenborg Knuthenlund Krenkerup Oreby Mølle Pederstrup Rudbjerggaard Søllestedgård Vindeholme

Culture and attractions	Fuglsang Art Museum Fuglsang Cultural Centre Knuthenborg Safaripark Lalandia Maribo Open-Air Museum Middelaldercentret Reventlow Museum Stiftsmuseum Maribo

Geography	Guldborgsund Maribo Lakes Nature Reserve Nakskov Fjord

Transport	Danish national road 9 E47 Frederick IX Bridge Guldborgsund Bridge Lolland Falster Airport Scandlines Sydbanen

History	1872 Baltic Sea flood Maribo Abbey Nysted Friary

Other	Diocese of Lolland–Falster Guldborgsund Municipality Lolland Municipality

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olstrup Kirke.

Coordinates: 54°40′25″N 11°27′54″E / 54.67361°N 11.46500°E / 54.67361; 11.46500

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, August 08, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.