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The following is a list of cathedrals in Sweden. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship which is the chief, or 'mother' church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat. In the strictest sense, only those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy possess cathedrals ...
Strängnäs Cathedral Library is one of the oldest surviving and working libraries in Sweden. It dates its origin to the year 1316 when Strängnäs Dominican monastery (according to a record kept by a will) received a widow's donation of books. The library was then built consciously by the bishops Kort Rogge and John Matthiæ.
The cathedral was severely damaged in a fire in 1234, and major restoration works were carried out in the early 16th century under the leadership of Adam van Düren. Following the Reformation, the cathedral suffered from lost income and dilapidation. In 1658, the city of Lund and the cathedral became a part of Sweden following the Treaty of ...
Gothenburg Cathedral (Swedish: Gustavi domkyrka / Göteborgs domkyrka) [1] [2] is a cathedral in Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden. It is the seat of the bishop of the diocese of Gothenburg in the Church of Sweden .
The cathedral was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (1615–1681) and is one of the foremost examples of classical baroque architecture that was a breakthrough in Sweden. The design of Kalmar Cathedral reflects the complexities of modernisation, maintaining liturgical utility and tradition, and being mindful of the fortress-city requirements.
The cathedral was also the coronation church for many of Sweden's kings and queens until 1719. [12] [13] It was the site of celebrating coronations from the Middle Ages until the end of the 17th century. [14] Stockholm's Cathedral Storkyrkan became the official coronation church. Uppsala Cathedral during the renovation and changes by Zettervall
Visby Cathedral belongs to the Church of Sweden and is the seat of the Bishop of Visby. [60] It is an ecclesiastical monument, listed in the buildings database of the Swedish National Heritage Board. [61] The cathedral is one of the major tourist sites on Gotland. In 2008, it was visited by over 205,000 people. [62]
Linköping Cathedral (Swedish: Linköpings domkyrka) is an active Lutheran church in the Swedish city of Linköping, the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Linköping in the Church of Sweden. One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Scandinavia , it is situated opposite Linköping Castle , on a site that has been in use as a church since the 11th ...