Degeberga kyrka is a parish church in Degeberga, in the Degeberga-Everöd parish of the Diocese of Lund in Skåne. Though its origins go back to the twelfth century, much of what visitors see today dates from a major nineteenth-century rebuilding.
The original stone church was built in Romanesque style towards the end of the 1100s, consisting of a nave, chancel and apse. Later in the medieval period a tower was added, and brick vaults were built over the nave and chancel. The tower survives from this period, but little else of the medieval fabric remains visible today.
A substantial rebuilding took place between 1858 and 1863 (sources differ slightly on the exact start date). The medieval apse and vaults were demolished, and a new, wider nave was constructed at right angles to the earlier building, extending southwards. Initials above the entrance, RS and MH, commemorate Rudolf Stjernsvärd and his wife Maria Hagerman; Stjernsvärd held the historic right of church patronage, a role and system of obligations and privileges that was abolished in Sweden in 1922.
Further changes followed in the twentieth century. A restoration in 1925–1926, led by architect Theodor Wåhlin, raised the chancel and introduced a new altar and altarpiece by the Swedish sculptor Ivar Johnsson, depicting the young Jesus in the temple at Jerusalem surrounded by the four evangelists. A north sacristy was removed and the church's roof may have been reclad in slate at this time. Between 1961 and 1963, under architect Eiler Graebe, the medieval tower room was converted into a baptismal chapel, with a narrow altar set into a former doorway beneath a small leaded window, and the windows throughout the church were replaced.
Among the church's furnishings, the most distinctive is its old pulpit, said to have been donated in 1592 by the wife of Henrik Brahe of Vittskövle, patron of the church in the 1580s, in thanks for her husband's recovery from serious illness. The pulpit carries an inscription reflecting this vow of gratitude. The organ loft dates from 1926 and incorporates carved biblical scenes made in 1741 by the sculptor Niclas Ekekrantz of Kristianstad, originally part of a larger set of fourteen panels adorning an eighteenth-century gallery.
The church's large bell is recorded as having been cast in 1494, a rare survival predating the great rebuilding. The current organ was built in 1968 by the East German firm Gebrüder Jehmlich of Dresden, replacing an earlier instrument installed in 1927.
Provider-listed schedule, applicable on 12 Oct 2026. All times are local to Sweden.
| Monday | 09:00–15:00 |
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| Tuesday | 09:00–15:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00–15:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00–15:00 |
| Friday | 09:00–15:00 |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| Sunday | Not listed |
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Degeberga-Everöds församling
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Degeberga kyrka is a parish church in Degeberga, in the Degeberga-Everöd parish of the Diocese of Lund in Skåne. Though its origins go back to the twelfth century, much of what visitors see today dates from a major nineteenth-century rebuilding.
Skaddevägen 8A, 29731, Degeberga
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