Härkeberga Church

Enköping, Sweden

Härkeberga church was built in the early 1300s and was enlarged in the 1400s with the vestry and porch. Also vaults were added then. Albertus Pictor decorated arches and walls with murals in the mid 1480's. The wall paintings were restored in the 1930s.

The paintings in Härkeberga church are Albertus Pictor's finest works. The stories originate from both the Old and New Testaments. They relate to the Biblia Pauperum, a medieval book describing events of Holy Bible as pictures or “comics” for poor and illiterate people.

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Address

563 Härkeberga, Enköping, Sweden

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Details

Founded: 14th century
Category: Religious sites in Sweden
Historical period: Consolidation (Sweden)

More Information

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Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

J Yoga (16 months ago)
What a unique church.. and in a lovely location. I won't post photos of the inside as you can probably see them anyway but why ruin the surprise? Worth a visit if you're in the area.

Simon Larsson (18 months ago)
The vault murals by Albertus Pictor are well worth a visit! They have never been covered and so the colours, although old and tinted, are unusually sharp. There's what I assume is a quite hilariously non-PC caricature of a jew in the entrance vault, depicted as part of a collection of monsters ... oh, religion!

Martin Gumucio (22 months ago)
Both church and lands around it are a must see, sadly the opening hours as listed here are not correct so look out for that.

Mikael Andersén (3 years ago)
A beautiful faberge egg of a church, where the ceilings are covered in Medieval paintings by Albertus Pictor!

Mauricio Otz (3 years ago)
Beautiful church!

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