Pieta - Orø kirke - Bybjerg, Orø, Denmark
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Klabautermanden
N 55° 45.985 E 011° 48.469
32U E 676146 N 6183652
I Orø kirke findes en senmiddelalderlig Pietà af Jomfru Maria med den fra korset nedtagne døde Kristus. Pietaen stammer fra omkring år 1425 og er anbragt i en niche i skibets nordvæg. Her var den nu tilmurrede middelalderlige kvindeindgang.
Waymark Code: WM18P7D
Location: Region Sjælland, Denmark
Date Posted: 09/03/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
Views: 5

I Orø kirke findes en senmiddelalderlig Pietà af Jomfru Maria med den fra korset nedtagne døde Kristus. Pietaen stammer fra omkring år 1425 og er anbragt i en niche i skibets nordvæg. Her var den nu tilmurrede middelalderlige kvindeindgang.

English: In Orø church there is a late medieval Pietà of the Virgin Mary with the dead Christ taken down from the cross. The pieta dates from around 1425 and is placed in a niche in the north wall of the nave. Here was the now walled up medieval women's entrance.
Approximate age of artefact (Year): 1425

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Times available for viewing: The church is open during the day approx 9-16

Entrance fee (if applicable), local currency: 0

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