Habo Church
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Habo Church in Habo
Parish, Jönköping
District, Sweden
, is a unique wooden church building. It received its present appearance in 1723.
What is unique about this church is its architecture, which in appearance reminds one of a cathedral
, but is built entirely in wood. It is in the form of a basilica
, with a high nave
and two lower side aisles.
The interior of the church was painted 1741-1743 by two artists from Jönköping, Johan Kinnerius and Johan Christian Peterson. The paintings illustrate Martin Luther
’s catechism
summary of Christian doctrine.
Habo Church is one of four churches whose pictures were reproduced by the Swedish Post Office
Christmas stamps abroad in 2002 under the rubric, "Romantic Churches at Christmas." The other churches are Kiruna
Church in the Norrbotten
District, Tensta
Bell Tower in north Uppland
, and Sundborn
Church in Dalarna
.
This article is based on the article in the Swedish Wikipedia available on October 11, 2006.
Habo
Habo is a locality and the seat of Habo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 6,244 inhabitants in 2005. Habo Church lies around 4km to the south-west.- References :...
Parish, Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...
District, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, is a unique wooden church building. It received its present appearance in 1723.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
, but is built entirely in wood. It is in the form of a basilica
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
, with a high nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
and two lower side aisles.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
’s catechism
Catechism
A catechism , i.e. to indoctrinate) is a summary or exposition of doctrine, traditionally used in Christian religious teaching from New Testament times to the present...
summary of Christian doctrine.
Habo Church is one of four churches whose pictures were reproduced by the Swedish Post Office
Posten (Sweden)
Posten AB is the name of the Swedish postal service. The word "posten" means "the post" or "the mail" in Swedish.Posten was established in 1636 by Axel Oxenstierna under the name Kungliga Postverket , although its origins can be traced further back, and it was operated as a government agency into...
Christmas stamps abroad in 2002 under the rubric, "Romantic Churches at Christmas." The other churches are Kiruna
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
Church in the Norrbotten
Norrbotten
Norrbotten is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.- Administration :...
District, Tensta
Tensta
Tensta is a district in Spånga-Tensta borough, Stockholm, Sweden. There are about 6,000 apartments in Tensta and a population of 17,083 as of December 31, 2007....
Bell Tower in north Uppland
Uppland
Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
, and Sundborn
Sundborn
Sundborn is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 751 inhabitants in 2005.The most famous resident was the painter Carl Larsson and his house in Sundborn is a popular tourist attraction.-External links:*...
Church in Dalarna
Dalarna
', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....
.
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This article is based on the article in the Swedish Wikipedia available on October 11, 2006.