Nordingrå kyrka stands on the northern shore of Vågsfjärden in Nordingrå parish, Västernorrland. This nineteenth-century church replaced a much older medieval building, remnants of which still lie just to the north, and it retains several notable furnishings from its predecessor.
The earlier stone church on this site is thought to have been built in the early thirteenth century, originally a modest structure measuring about seven by seven metres with a narrow chancel. Over the centuries it was enlarged repeatedly, eventually becoming the largest medieval church in Ångermanland, with room for some 600 worshippers.
By the late eighteenth century the old church had fallen into disrepair, so much so that the vault above the chancel collapsed, damaging several gravestones below. Following an inspection in 1795, the parish was ordered to carry out major rebuilding work. With the population having grown considerably, the decision was instead taken to construct an entirely new church and demolish the old one. According to local tradition, the parish provost hoped to preserve the medieval building, but the demolition went ahead while he was away attending the Riksdag of the Estates in Stockholm, sparing the parish the burden of maintaining two churches.
The present church was built between 1820 and 1825 under master builder Simon Geting, though it was not consecrated until 23 August 1829, by Bishop Erik Abraham Almquist. It is a rectangular building with a tower attached at the centre of the north side; the tower's lowest storey originally served as the sacristy, with a spiral staircase leading up to the pulpit, before a new sacristy was later added at the east gable. The church underwent a thorough restoration in 1920, and in 1989 a small chapel was created beneath the organ loft, altering the original layout, which had been designed to seat 1,300 people.
The altarpiece and pulpit were completed in 1828 by Jonas Edler. Among the treasures rescued from the old medieval church is an altar cabinet made in 1510 in the Brussels workshop of Jan Borman, decorated with carved figures and painted biblical scenes on its doors. Also surviving from the sixteenth century is a gilded copper processional crucifix, along with a set of apostle figures dating from the seventeenth century and a bridal pew made in the 1750s. A more recent brass font was made by Erik Ahlenius of Nordingrå, following a design by the Sundsvall town architect Hans Schlyter.
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Nordingrå kyrka stands on the northern shore of Vågsfjärden in Nordingrå parish, Västernorrland. This nineteenth-century church replaced a much older medieval building, remnants of which still lie just to the north, and it retains several notable furnishings from its predecessor.
Sockenstugan 2, 873 98, Nordingrå
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