AA KIRKE (Åkirkeby
Kirke) AAKIRKEBY
SOGN, SØNDER HERRED, BORNHOLM, DENMARK
Aa kirke,
Bornholms største kirke, er opført omkring 1150 i
romansk stil. I middelalderen var kirken Bornholms centralkirke, og
den fungerede også som domkirke.
Aa Church, the
largest church in Bornholm, was erected about 1150 in Romanesque
style. In medieval times the church was Bornholm's central church,
serving as a cathedral.
Den gamle trappe
til klokketårnet går stadig op gennem indersiden af kirkevæggene.
The old stairs
to the bell tower still goes up through the inside of the church walls.
"Gavmildhed
mod den Fattige
af et godt Hjerte
er en Udsæd
for
Evigheden"
"Generosity
toward the poor
of a sincere heart
is seed for
eternity"
Aa Kirke har en
farverig renaissance prædikestol. Ved siden af
prædikestolen hænger timeglas, så præsten
ikke trækker prædikenen i langdrag.
Aa Church has a
colorful renaissance pulpit.
Next to the
pulpit hang hour glasses, so the vicar won't become longwinded.
Bemærk at
hele det nederste panel er reklame for maleren, der malede
prædikestolen op i 1853.
The entire
bottom panel is an advertisement for the painter that repainted the
pulpit in 1853.
Altertavlen er
ligesom prædikestolen i renaissancestil, og udskåret af
en kunstner fra Skåne.
Like the pulpit,
the altar piece is in renaissance style and was carved by an artist
from Skaane in Sweden.
Aa Kirkes
døbefont er fra cirka 1280. Den er lavet på gulland af
sandsten, og foruden 11 relieffer af scener fra Jesus' liv er der en
lang rune-indskrift på Gullandsk.
Aa Church's
baptismal is from about 1280. it was made in gulland of sandstone,
and in addition to 11 reliefs of scenes from Jesus' life it also has
a long rune inscription in Gullandish.
