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Enåsa kyrka

Address
Församlingshemmet, 54873, Hasslerör
Municipality
Mariestads Kommun
Denomination
Church of Sweden
Associated diocese
Diocese of Skara

Enåsa kyrka, also known as Sanct Canutus, stands in the northern part of Mariestad in Västra Götaland. The present building, the third on this site, was completed in 1786 and holds fittings from earlier medieval and 17th-century churches.



A medieval church with a timbered porch once stood on the site. It was succeeded in the 17th century by a church built for the state councillor Conrad Falkenberg of Börstorp; the pulpit's sounding board in the present church is said to come from that building. The current church was erected between 1783 and 1786 at the initiative of Fredrik Gustaf Spens, then owner of Börstorp, to designs by the architect Olof Tempelman. It has a nave with a three-sided chancel to the east and a west tower with a spire and lantern, both decorated by Tempelman.

Beneath the raised chancel lies a burial vault containing Spens and his wife, Ulrika Eleonora Falkenberg. The church was renovated in 1914 and again in 1966, though it has been closed since 2018 and is described as closed until further notice.

Among the older furnishings are two wooden sculptures from the late 13th century, depicting a Madonna and a holy king, thought to be by the same carver. The lime-wood Madonna, 99 cm tall and painted, is missing its Christ child. A wrought-iron chandelier from the late Middle Ages also survives, along with a 15th-century chasuble from Westphalia, embroidered with images of the crucified Christ and various saints.

The church's first organ was built in 1786 by Johan Ewerhardt the Elder of Skara; its gilded facade survives, though enlarged. The present organ dates from 1934, built by M. J. & H. Lindegren of Gothenburg.

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Enåsa kyrka

Enåsa kyrka, also known as Sanct Canutus, stands in the northern part of Mariestad in Västra Götaland. The present building, the third on this site, was completed in 1786 and holds fittings from earlier medieval and 17th-century churches.

Församlingshemmet, 54873, Hasslerör

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