Church of the Holy Spirit, Lund
The Church of the Holy Spirit (Swedish: Helgeandskyrkan) is a church located in the district of Klostergården, on the south-west side of Lund in Skåne, Sweden. It was opened in 1968 as a district church in the Diocese of Lund, but became the main church of the parish of Helgeand after it was formed in 1991.
| Church of the Holy Spirit | |
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Helgeandskyrkan | |
 The church in January 2007 | |
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| Location | Lund |
| Country | Sweden |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1968 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Holy Spirit |
| Diocese | Lund |
The functionalistic church has thick brick walls, a campanile and a pulpit on the exterior designed for outdoor services. It has 23 church bells, of which twenty form a chime of bells and three are located in the campanile.
The architect behind the church was Sten Samuelson (1926-2002).[1][2]
References
- "Helgeandskyrkan". Svenska kyrkan. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- "Sten Samuelson". NE Nationalencyklopedin AB. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
Other sources
- Ahlberg, Bo, Queckfeldt, Eva & Übelacker, Walter (2008) Helgeandskyrkan - Helgeands församling i Lund - framväxt och utveckling ( Lund: Arcus) ISBN 9789188553171
External links
Media related to Helgeandskyrkan at Wikimedia Commons
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