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Högby Church
Högby Church
Högby kyrka
	Högby Church, view of the exterior
	Högby Church
	57°09′51″N 17°00′59″E / 57.16417°N 17.01639°E
Country	Sweden
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Administration
Diocese	Växjö

Högby Church (Swedish: Högby kyrka) is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Öland. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.^[1]

History and architecture

Högby Church was built during the Middle Ages; construction started in the middle of the 12th century. The church tower, built during the second half of the 12th century, is however the only part that remains of the medieval church. In 1870-1871, the medieval church was demolished except for the tower and a new church with neoclassical style features was erected.

The new church still contains several furnishings from the older church. Among them is an altarpiece dedicated to the Virgin Mary from the 15th century (the Madonna itself is from the 14th century). There is also an altarpiece from the 15th century dedicated to Saint Peter and a triumphal cross from circa 1500. The baptismal font of red limestone is from 1654.^[2]^[3]

Gallery

Baptismal font
Altar
Altarpiece
Triumphal Cross
Pulpit

References

^ "Högby Church". visitoland.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ Jacobsson, Britta; Johansson, Eva; Johansson, Per; Andersson, Rolf (1990). Våra kyrkor (in Swedish). Västervik: Klarkullens förlag AB. p. 354. ISBN 91-971561-08.
^ "Högby kyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 28 November 2015.