Brågarps kyrka is the main church of Sankt Staffans parish, standing in the town of Staffanstorp in Skåne. Built in the 1100s, it is among the oldest and smallest churches in the region, and has since gained a tower, larger windows and other later additions.
The church was constructed in the twelfth century from grey fieldstone, originally with a flat wooden ceiling; vaulting was added in the 1400s. Over the centuries it has been much altered: the tower was not built until 1854, and former north and south doorways were converted into windows. Small Romanesque windows were replaced in the 1870s by the pointed-arch windows seen today. An apse window contains stained glass by Martin Emond.
The sandstone font is medieval, variously dated by different sources to the twelfth or thirteenth century, and carries a Latin inscription referring to the child's rebirth through baptism. Beside it stands a medieval image of the Madonna, said to have lain damaged in the tower loft for a long period before being rediscovered for a Malmö exhibition in 1910 and given its present place; similar Madonna figures are recorded at other churches in the region. The original medieval triumphal crucifix is now held at the Historical Museum in Lund, and the church displays a careful copy in its place.
The pulpit dates originally from 1673 but was reworked in 1878 to designs by the architect Salomon Sörensen, when painted images of the evangelists were replaced with carved angels, though much of the older decorative carving survives. Its position within the church has changed over time, and a heating stove that once stood on the north side has long since been replaced by underfloor heating.
The church's interior arrangement has shifted repeatedly to suit changing needs: an altar rail was added in the 1880s and fixed pews were installed in 1893, only for these to give way in 2014 to movable chairs and an open space before the altar as part of accessibility works. That same year saw the installation of a new mechanical organ, built in Slovenia and inspired by historic South German instruments, replacing an earlier organ that had stood on a now-removed gallery.
Provider-listed schedule, applicable on 12 Oct 2026. All times are local to Sweden.
| Monday | 08:00–18:00 |
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| Tuesday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00–18:00 |
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S:t Staffans församling
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Brågarps kyrka is the main church of Sankt Staffans parish, standing in the town of Staffanstorp in Skåne. Built in the 1100s, it is among the oldest and smallest churches in the region, and has since gained a tower, larger windows and other later additions.
Brågarpsvägen 12, 24533, Staffanstorp
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