Sct. Mortens Kirke - Randers, Denmark - Doorways of the World on Waymarking.com

Ved hovedindgangen til Sct. Mortens Kirke er en gammel flot trædør med relief billeder af bibelske motiver. Det menes at døren er skåret af Lauridtz Jensen fra Essenbæk omkring år 1700. I dørens felter ses bl.a. Profeten Ezekiels syn samt Begravelsen af enkens søn fra Nain. En sjov detalje ved begravelsen af sønnen fra Nain er at ligbærerne er klædt i dragter, som blev anvendt af Randers Liglav i 1700-tallet.

I middelalderen var der 6 kirker i Randers. Sct. Mortens Kirke var byens største kirke, og den eneste af de 6 kirker som eksisterer i dag. Kirken blev opført fra 1494 til 1520 og var oprindeligt en romersk-katolsk kirke. Reformationen bremsede den katolske udvikling i Danmark og i 1534, to år før det officielle farvel til katolicismen i Danmark, blev Sct. Mortens kirke udnævnt til sognekirke og dermed en del af den lutherske kirke i Danmark.

At the main entrance to Sct. Morten's Church is an old beautiful wooden door with relief images of biblical motives. It is believed that the door is cut by Lauridtz Jensen from Essenbæk around the year 1700. The door fields show among others The prophet Ezekiel's vision and the burial of the widow's son from Nain. A funny detail at the funeral of the son from Nain is the corpse carriers, who are dressed in costumes that were used by Randers Liglav in the 1700s.

In the Middle Ages there were six churches in Randers. Sct. Morten's Church was the city's largest church, and the only one of the six churches that exist today. The church was built from 1494 to 1520 and was originally a Roman Catholic church. The reformation slowed the Catholic development in Denmark and in 1534, two years before the official farewell to Catholicism in Denmark, Sct. Martin's church was appointed parish church and thus a part of the Lutheran Church in Denmark.

Type of material of the door: Wood Functional door?: Yes Location of this door/way: On public property Is it accessable only by paid admission": No Style: Gothic Address or physical location: Sct. Mortens Kirke • Vester Kirkestræde 7 • 8900 Randers

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