# Vester Egede Church

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Vester Egede Church Vester Egede Church Vester Egede Church in Zealand 55°15′57″N 11°57′46″E / 55.26583°N 11.96278°E / 55.26583; 11.96278 Denomination Church of Denmark History Dedication Evangelical Lutheran

**Vester Egede Church** ([Danish](/source/Danish_language): *Vester Egede Kirke*) is a [Danish](/source/Denmark) [parish church](/source/Parish_church) in the [Diocese of Roskilde](/source/Diocese_of_Roskilde), [Faxe Municipality](/source/Faxe_Municipality) in [Region Sjælland](/source/Region_Sj%C3%A6lland) on the island of [Zealand](/source/Zealand_(Denmark)). It is located some 10 km (6.2 mi) due west of [Faxe](/source/Faxe). Today's building dates from 1876 although there is evidence of an earlier church on the site, probably built during the [Romanesque period](/source/Romanesque_architecture).[1]

## History and architecture

The earliest documented reference to the church is from around 1370 in the [Bishop of Roskilde](/source/Bishop_of_Roskilde)'s Taxation Book.[1] A letter from 1672 bestowed ownership of the church on [Hans Schack](/source/Hans_Schack). A royal resolution of 1689 further granted ownership to Schack's descendants as long as the nearby estate of [Gisselfeld](/source/Gisselfeld) remained in their possession. The church came into independent ownership in 1914.[2]

The interior

The original nave with a porch and tower was completely rebuilt by the architect [Theodor Zeltner](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theodor_Zeltner&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1876.[3] The most obvious evidence of earlier Romanesque origin is the font. A tower at the western end of the church was built during the [Gothic period](/source/Gothic_architecture) as evidenced by its foundations.[1] During reconstruction, the nave was extended 12 feet (3.7 m) to the east and its height was also increased. The building now stands with undecorated walls and a tiled roof. Inside, both the old and new masonry has been plastered.[2]

## Interior

The [cross vault](/source/Cross_vault) dates from the reconstruction in 1876. The [pulpit](/source/Pulpit) is from 1863. The [altarpiece](/source/Altarpiece) from 1859 contains a plaster cast of [Bertel Thorvaldsen](/source/Bertel_Thorvaldsen)'s *[Christ](/source/Christus_(statue))*. On the north wall of the tower room hangs a [consecration cross](/source/Consecration_crosses) from the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages). The granite font is probably from the Romanesque period. It displays a relief of "Luxuria", a woman standing on her head, nurturing a winged dragon and a lion.[2]

## Churchuard

Notable burials in the churchyard include the writer [Herluf Krabbe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Herluf_Krabbe&action=edit&redlink=1) (1904–1976).

## See also

- [Faxe Municipality](/source/Faxe_Municipality)

- [List of churches in Faxe Municipality](/source/List_of_churches_in_Faxe_Municipality)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Vester_Egede_kirke_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Vester_Egede_kirke_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Vester_Egede_kirke_1-2) ["Vester Egede kirke"](http://www.nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Vester_Egede_kirke/Vester_Egede_kirke.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110131092003/http://nordenskirker.dk/Tidligere/Vester_Egede_kirke/Vester_Egede_kirke.htm) 2011-01-31 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Nordens Kirker*. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 April 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nationalmuseet_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nationalmuseet_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nationalmuseet_2-2) ["Vester Egede Kirke"](http://www.mørkeberg.dk/Slaegt/Landsbyen%20Vester%20Egede/Vester%20Egede%20Kirke.htm)[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*], quoted from *Danmarks Kirker*, Nationalmuseet, 1933–1935. (in Danish) Retrieved 19 April 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TrapFalbe-Hansen1898_3-0)** Trap, Jens Peter; Falbe-Hansen, Vigand; Westergaard, Harald (1898). [*Kongeriget Danmark: bd. Frederiksborg, Kjøbenhavns, Holbaek, Sorø og Praestø amter. 1898*](https://books.google.com/books?id=0HTTAAAAMAAJ). G. E. C. Gad. p. 890. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

## External links

- [Vester Egede parish website](https://archive.today/20130701050210/http://www.tryggevaeldeprovsti.dk/index.php?id=1741) (in Danish)

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