Medieval Christian Art in Sweden. Lyngsjö Church

	Lyngsjö Church
Medieval diocese: Lund Province: Skåne Municipality: Kristianstad	Constructed c:a 1140	Links Index Google map
Description Lyngsjö Church in Skåne is one of the oldest churches in Sweden. Originally the church had an apsis, but it was pulled down in 1796. In the choir are fragmentaric murals by Finja master, which have bin dated to 1140. The murals were uncovered and restored in 1954. The baptismal fonts from c:a 1200 has scenes from Thomas Becket martyrdom. The altar has a very unique frontal in gold-plated copper from middle of 12th century.
Bibliography A Catalogue of Wall-Paintings in Medieval Denmark 1100-1600. Scania Halland Blekinge. I. Catalogue A-M, Copenhagen 1976. pp 278-280. Erik Cinthio, Frontalet i Lyngsjö, Lund 1954 Lars Tynell: Skånes medeltida dopfuntar. Stockholm 1913-1914. Folke Nordström, Medieval baptismal fonts. An iconographical study. Umeå 1984 Frans Carlsson, Lyngsjömästaren — en tysk stenhuggare i Skåne omkring 1200,Fornvännen 1970