Vte Church

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Vte Church
Vte kyrka
Vte kyrka Gotland.jpg
Vte Church, external view
Vte Church is located in Gotland Vte ChurchVte Church
Location on Gotland
5726'57?N 1821'51?ECoordinates: 5726'57?N 1821'51?E
Country Sweden
Denomination Church of Sweden
Administration
Diocese Visby
Vte Church (Swedish: Vte kyrka) is a medieval Lutheran church in Vte on the Swedish
island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby.
History and architecture[edit]
Vte Church was built during the 14th century. The choir and sacristy are the olde
st parts of the church, from circa 1300, while the nave dates from the middle of
the 14th century. A tower was planned but never built. The presently visible ch
urch probably replaced an earlier, Romanesque church, of which several remains h
ave been incorporated with the presently visible, mostly Gothic church. No major
alterations have been made to Vte Church since the Middle Ages. The church spire
was constructed in 1914, and the church has undergone restorative works three t
imes during the 20th century: in 1927-28, 1956 and 1965.[1]
The church is built of limestone. The exterior is partially decorated with Roman
esque sculpture (the northern portal, decorative reliefs and window dressings),
and has two Gothic southern portals with finely sculpted capitals. Inside, the c
hurch is decorated with frescos. One set dates from the 14th century, another by
the so-called Master of the Passion of Christ from the 15th century and a third
by the so-called Master of 1520 (similar to frescos in Alva and Lau churches).
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Vte kyrka". www.gotland.se (in Swedish). Region Gotland. Retrieved 3 J
anuary 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Vte Church at Wikimedia Commons
Official site (in Swedish)
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Churches on Gotland, Sweden
Akebck Ala Alskog Alva Anga Ardre Atlingbo Barlingbo Bjrke Boge Bro Bunge Burs But
tle Bl Dalhem Eke Ekeby Eksta Endre Eskelhem Etelhem Fardhem Fide Fleringe Fole F
ollingbo Frjel Fr Gammelgarn Ganthem Garde Gerum Gothem Grtlingbo Guldrupe Hablingbo
Hall Halla Hamra Hangvar Havdhem Hejde Hejdeby Hejnum Hellvi Hemse Hogrn Hrsne Kl
inte Krklingbo Kllunge Lau Levide Linde Lojsta Lokrume Lummelunda Lye Lrbro Martebo
Msterby Norrlanda Nr Ns Othem Roma Rone Rute Sanda Silte Sjonhem Slite Sproge Sten
kumla Stenkyrka Stnga Sundre Tingstde Tofta Trkumla Vall Vallstena Vamlingbo Viklau
Visby Cathedral Visborg Vnge Vskinde Vstergarn Vsterhejde Vte ja stergarn
Coat of arms of Gotland County
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ngs and structures in Gotland CountyChurch frescos in Sweden14th-century Church
of Sweden church buildingsLutheran churches converted from Roman Catholicism
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