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Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Saint Nicolaus Church), most commonly known as Storkyrkan (The Great Church) is the oldest church in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan ( Old Town) until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ( The Town between the Bridges) is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It is an important example of Swedish Brick Gothic. Brick Gothic (Backsteingotik is a reduced style of Gothic architecture common in Northern Europe, especially in Northern Germany and the regions around Situated next to the Royal Palace, it forms the western end of Slottsbacken, the major approach to the Royal Palace, while the streets Storkyrkobrinken, Högvaktsterrassen, and Trångsund passes north and west of it respectively. The Stockholm Palace ( Swedish: Stockholms slott) is the Official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. Slottsbacken ( Swedish: "Palace Slope" is a Street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Storkyrkobrinken ( Swedish: "Big Church Slope" is a Street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Högvaktsterrassen (Main Guard Terrace is a Street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden passing west of Yttre Borgården See also History of Stockholm List of streets and squares in Gamla stan South of the church is the Stockholm Stock Exchange Building facing the Stortorget square and containing the Swedish Academy, Nobel Library, and Nobel Museum. The Stock Exchange Building ( Swedish: Börshuset) is a Building originally erected for and is still owned by the Swedish Academy, located on Stortorget ( Swedish: "The Big Square" is a small Public square in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden The Swedish Academy (Svenska Akademien founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Nobel Library ( Swedish: Nobelbiblioteket or officially Svenska Akademiens Nobelbibliotek, e The Nobel Museum (Nobelmuseum is a Museum devoted to circulate information on the Nobel Prize, Nobel laureates from 1901 to present and the life of the
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History
Storkyrkan was first mentioned in a written source dated 1279, and became a Lutheran Protestant church in 1527. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The parish church since the Middle Ages of the Nikolai parish, covering the whole island on which the Old Town stands, it has also been the cathedral of Stockholm since the Diocese of Stockholm was broken out from the Archdiocese of Uppsala and the Diocese of Strängnäs in 1942. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The Diocese of Stockholm is a division of the Church of Sweden. The Archdiocese of Uppsala, Lutheran 'successor' to the former Roman Catholic Swedish province is one of the thirteen Dioceses of the Church of Sweden and the only The Diocese of Strängnäs is a part of the Lutheran Church of Sweden and has its seat in the Strängnäs Cathedral in Strängnäs, south of Lake Mälaren Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The last Swedish king to be crowned here was Oscar II in 1873. Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Building
The single-tower church is built of brick, covered in plaster and painted yellow with white details. It originates as a 13th century Gothic structure, but the exterior was substantially remodelled in Baroque style ca 1740 by the architect Johan Eberhard Carlberg. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc
Interior
The most famous of its treasures is the dramatic wooden statue of Saint George and the Dragon attributed to Bernt Notke (1489). The episode of Saint George and the Dragon appended to the Hagiography of Saint George was Eastern in origin brought back with the Crusaders and retold (born c 1435 in Lassan in Pomerania; died winter 1508/1509 in Lübeck) was the most important German painter and sculptor in Northern Europe The statue, commissioned to commemorate the Battle of Brunkeberg (1471), also serves as a reliquary, containing relics supposedly of Saint George and two other saints. The Battle of Brunkeberg was fought on October 10, 1471 between the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder and forces led by Danish A reliquary (also referred to as a Shrine or by the French term Chasse) is a container for Relics These may be the physical A copy from the early 20th century is found on Österlånggatan just south of the church. Österlånggatan (Eastern Long Street is a Street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden.
The church also contains a copy of the oldest known image of Stockholm, the painting Vädersolstavlan ("The Sun Dog Painting"), a 1632 copy of a lost original from 1535. ( Swedish for "The Sun Dog Painting" is an oil-on-panel Painting depicting a halo display an atmospheric The painting was commissioned by the scholar and reformer Olaus Petri, a 19th century statue of whom is found on the eastern side of the church. Olof Persson (sometimes Petersson; born January 6, 1493 in Örebro, died April 19, 1552 in Stockholm better known under It depicts a halo display, e. A halo (ἅλως also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an Optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or g. sun dogs, which gives the painting its name and in the 16th century was interpreted as a presage. A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion, plural parhelia, for "beside the sun" is a common bright circular spot on a solar
See also
Tyska kyrkan ("German Church" Deutsche Kirche sometimes called St The Riddarholmen Church (Riddarholmskyrkan is the Burial church of the Swedish monarchs.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic