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The original
parish
church
of
Umeå
was built some time in the mid-seventeenth century. In
1720
the
Russian
army invaded northern
Sweden
and burned it down, also looting the
graveyard
. A direct copy of the destroyed building was constructed in
1725
, to which a steeple was added in
1852
to replace a demolished
bell tower
.
On
Christmas
Eve
1887
, the church was destroyed by fire. The following year, the rest of the city burned too. Despite this setback, local architect
P O Lindström
was commissioned to build a new church, and the current structure was consecrated in
Advent
1894
. It is a large neo-gothic building in red brick, overlooking the town square on the north side and the river
Ume
on the south. Initially there was no central
aisle
, but this has since been changed, creating a very
English
feeling church.
There is a small chapel known as the Little Church behind the
high altar
, which is used for
morning prayer
and other minor rites. On the walls of the Little Church are tapestry hangings depicting scenes from the
Bible
. The High Altar itself is surmounted, in the usual Swedish fashion, by a carved altarpiece. This one depicts the
Crucifixion
with
Mary
and
John
at the foot of the
cross
, and an
angel with a book
overhead.
The ceiling in the
crossing
is adorned with paintings depicting the
evangelist
s. The stained glass windows in the
chancel
are original to the building, and are of a type not generally seen in mainland
Europe
due to wartime damage. On the southern, riverward side is a two-level extension with a
refectory
, which is also used for receptions and choir practice. There are two pipe organs in the main building - a small one by the high altar, and a large one at the back.
Other churches in the parish are St Staffan's, Västerslätt; Helena-Elisabeth, Holmön, which is now at the
Gammlia
open-air museum;
Holy Cross
; and the new church at Ersboda.
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Andreas Papandreou
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