All Saints Church (Allhelgonakyrkan) in Lund – the first newly built church since Medieval Age

All Saints Church is situated roughly 600 meters north of Lund Cathedral, close to Allhelgonabacken, the place where All Saints’ Monastery (Allhelgona klostret) was located during the Medieval. The address: Bredgatan, 34.

The church was designed by Helgo Zettervall in the Gothic revival style. The construction work began in 1887 and the church was opened on All Saints’ Day 1891. It was the first large newly built church in Lund since Medieval Age (unlike restorations and rebuilding). 

Johan Henrik Thomander (1798–1865), the bishop of Lund, had a consideration that the Lund Cathedral become too small for all worshippers. In addition, the Cathedral had a significantly less monumental appearance that time than today, so the new church building in Lund was considered by necessity.

The church tower is 72 m long so it is the second highest building in Lund (after Ideon Gateway). There are three watches on a church tower made by Ohlssons klockgjuteri in Ystad. The watches were opened in 1966, for the 75th anniversary of Allhelgona kyrkan.

There are about 2,000 seats in the church in total.

All Saints’ Church has a fascinating interior with a painted windows and decoration paintings.

The choir windows are made in Innsbruck and painted with a scenes related to Feast of the Ascension, from Apostolic constitution. 

The wooden altar is made by Carl Johan Dyfverman

Decoration paintings in the church are made by Svante Thulin

For information about opening hours and special events please visit the official homepage of Swedish church about All Saints Church in Lund (mostly in Swedish)

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