# Etelhem Church

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{{Infobox church
| name             = Etelhem Church
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| native_name      = Etelhem kyrka
| native_name_lang = [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language)
| image            = Etlehems-kyrka-Gotland-total2.jpg
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| caption          = Etelhem Church, view of the exterior

| pushpin_map     = Sweden Gotland
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| map_caption     = Location on Gotland
| coordinates     = {{coord|57.3372|18.4959|format=dms|type:landmark_region:SE|display=inline,title}}
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| location        = 
| country         = [Sweden](/source/Sweden)
| denomination    = [Church of Sweden](/source/Church_of_Sweden)
| diocese         = [Visby](/source/Diocese_of_Visby)
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'''Etelmhem Church''' ({{langx|sv|Etelhems kyrka}}) is a medieval church on the [Swedish](/source/Sweden) island of [Gotland](/source/Gotland). The largely Gothic church contains medieval murals and a 12th-century baptismal font by the sculptor [Hegvald](/source/Hegvald). The church is used by the [Church of Sweden](/source/Church_of_Sweden) and part of [Diocese of Visby](/source/Diocese_of_Visby).

==History and architecture==
The first church erected on the site was probably a small [Romanesque](/source/Romanesque_architecture) stone church, of which only fragments remain. The oldest part of the presently visible, mainly [Gothic](/source/Gothic_architecture) church is the tower, erected in the early 13th century and still in Romanesque style. The [choir](/source/choir_(architecture)) and [nave](/source/nave) seem to have been built circa 1300. The [vestry](/source/vestry) is the latest addition to the church, stemming from the 17th century.<ref name="gotkyrkor">{{cite book |editor1-last=Lagerlöf|editor1-first=Erland|last= Lagerlöf|first= Erland|title= Gotlands kyrkor|language=sv|year= 1973|publisher= Rabén & Sjögren|location= Uddevalla|isbn= 9129410355|pages=119–120}}</ref>

The exterior of the church displays a few sculpted elements of [Romanesque](/source/Romanesque_art) origins, and a likewise Romanesque northern portal. Inside, the church is decorated with [mural](/source/Church_murals_in_Sweden)s from two different periods. The oldest ones, dating from the 14th century, are fragmentary, while the somewhat later (15th century) depict [apostle](/source/Apostles_in_the_New_Testament)s and the [Passion of Christ](/source/Passion_of_Christ). These later paintings were made by the artist known as the [Master of the Passion of Christ](/source/Master_of_the_Passion_of_Christ) (''Passionsmästaren''). A few original [stained glass](/source/stained_glass) windows also remain.<ref name="gotkyrkor"/><ref>{{cite web|url = http://renovatiomundi.blogspot.com/2018/07/passionsmastaren.html |title = Passionsmästaren
|publisher = renovatiomundi.blogspot.com |author = Renovatio Mundi  |date = 11 July 2018|access-date = January 1, 2019}}</ref>

The most noteworthy item among the furnishings is the 12th century [baptismal font](/source/baptismal_font) by the sculptor, or possibly workshop, named Hegvald. It is signed in [rune](/source/rune)s. The [triumphal cross](/source/triumphal_cross) is from the 14th century and still in its original place. Most later furnishings are from the 17th century.<ref name="gotkyrkor"/>

The church was renovated in 1957-58.<ref name="gotkyrkor"/>

It belongs to the Diocese of Visby of the Church of Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/roslagens-vastra-pastorat/edsbro-kyrka|title = Etelhems kyrka
|publisher = svenskakyrkan.se  |access-date = January 1, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |last=Lagerlöf|first=Erland|date= 1965|title= Etelhems kyrka (in: Kyrkor på Gotland, Garde ting)|series= Sveriges kyrkor, konsthistoriskt inventarium|language= sv|volume= 105|url= http://samla.raa.se/xmlui/handle/raa/6950|location= Stockholm|publisher= Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalts Förlag|pages= 95–164|issn=0284-1894}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|Etelhems kyrka|Etelhem Church}}

{{Churches on Gotland}}

Category:Romanesque architecture in Sweden
Category:Gothic architecture in Sweden
Category:Churches in Gotland County
Category:Churches in the Diocese of Visby
Category:Church frescos in Sweden
Category:13th-century churches in Sweden
Category:Churches converted from the Roman Catholic Church to the Church of Sweden

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