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Autumn leaves and stain glass

It's getting a little colder, the leaves are changing colors, and this means I have to go to Sigtuna! I decided to visit Sigtuna for the first time in a while.　Sigtuna is an ancient town about an hour north of Stockholm by train.

Sigtuna is said to be the town of the Vikings who moved from the town of Birka and built it in the late Viking Age, and was ruled by the first Swedish king to be baptized as a Christian (Olof Skötkonung).

I don't do much church sightseeing, but I went to St. Mary's Church in Sigtuna for the first time for sightseeing.　I know it is not a good idea to take a lot of pictures in a religious institution, but the stained glass windows were so beautiful that I took some pictures.　Well, sorry! 😅 Stained glass was used to make it easier for people to understand in an era when people could not read or write, but I felt that even today, its beauty and its religious beliefs can be understood.

St. Mary Church, Sitguna, Sweden

St. Mary's Church is the oldest building in Sigtuna that is still in use. It holds memories and treasures from the history of the town and its inhabitants for more than 750 years. It, or rather the choir and the associated cloister, were consecrated on 15 August (Virgin Mary's Ascension Day) 1247/48 and in the mid 1250s the longhouse was also completed. This was the first time that the technique of burning bricks had been used in what was then Sweden.

The chancel has Romanesque features, while the nave shows the beginnings of a Gothic style, known as Mälardals Gothic. At the end of the 13th century, King Magnus Ladulås paid for the vaulting of the nave and a copper roof. In terms of walls, columns and roof, the church has largely retained the appearance it once had. - Mariakyrkan - Maria Church, Sigtuna, Sweden

紅葉とステイングラス

少し寒くなってきて、紅葉も深まりこれはシグツゥーナに行かなければ！と思い立ち、久しぶりに行ってみることにしました。　シグツゥーナはストックホルムから電車で１時間ほど北に向かったところにある、古都なのですが毎年この時期に紅葉を観に行くことにしています。

シグツゥーナはヴァイキング時代の後半にビルカ（Birka）と言う町から移動し建設したヴァイキングたちの町で、初めてキリスト教の洗礼を受けたスウェーデン王が統治した町と言われています。

あんまり教会などの観光はしないのですが、シグツゥーナにある聖マリア教会に観光に初めて行ってみました。　宗教施設ではたくさん写真を撮影するのはよくないと分かっているのですが、あまりにもステンドグラスが美しく、写真を撮りました。　文字の読み書きができない時代の人によりわかりやすく人々に理解させるために使用されたステンドグラスですが、現代でもその美しさやその宗教観は伝わる気がしました。

Mariakyrkan

Mariakyrkan är den äldsta byggnaden i Sigtuna av dem som alltjämt är i bruk. Den rymmer minnen och skatter från stadens och dess invånares historia i mer än 750 år. Den, eller snarare koret och det tillhörande klostret invigdes 15 augusti (Jungfru Marie himmelsfärdsdag) 1247/48 och i mitten av 1250-talet var även långhuset färdigt. I det dåvarande Sverige var det första gången man använde tekniken att bränna tegel.

Koret har romanska drag, medan långhuset visar en begynnande gotik, kallad mälardalsgotik. I slutet av 1200-talet bekostade kung Magnus Ladulås valvslagning i kyrkans långhus och ett koppartak. I stort sett har kyrkan när det gäller väggar, pelare och tak behållit samma utseende som den en gång fick. - Mariakyrkan - Maria Church, Sigtuna, Sweden