Jungshoved Church

Jungshoved Church
Jungshoved Kirke
Location	Jungshoved By, Vordingborg Municipality
Country	Denmark
Denomination	Church of Denmark
Architecture
Style	Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Years built	1225–1250
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Roskilde
Deanery	Stege-Vordingborg Provsti
Parish	Jungshoved Sogn

Jungshoved Church (Danish: Jungshoved Kirke) is a Danish romanesque church in Vordingborg Municipality, on the southern end of the island of Zealand.

The Church serves as the seat of Jungshoved Parish within the Diocese of Roskilde.

Building

The church was built on the former site of Jungshoved castle. The oldest part of the church was erected between 1225 and 1250 in the late romanesque style, while the last part of the church is built in the 16th century in late gothic style.^[1]

The baptismal font and altarpiece are decorated with reliefs by Bertel Thorvaldsen. The pulpit in High Renaissance is created approximately 1605–10 in the Schrøder workshop in Næstved. ^[2]

Danse Macabre fresco

Remnants of gothic frescos are visible on the vaults of the church's ceiling. On the west wall of the nave, a scene depicting Danse Macabre is painted.^[3]

References

1. Trap, J.P.; Falbe-Hansen, V.; Westergaard, H. (1898). Kongeriget Danmark (in Danish). Vol. 2nd volume (3rd ed.). Copenhagen: Universitetsboghandler G.E.C GAD. p. 938.
2. "Jungshoved kirke". www.nordenskirker.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
3. "Dances of Death in Danish Churches, Part 2, Jungshoved and Ørslev". www.dodedans.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.

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