Gerum church

Gerum church is a medieval romanesque church in the south of Gotland built in the XIIIth century. It consists of a chancel and an apse from about the year 1200, a rectangular nave with a central column and a tower from the second half of the 13th century and around 1300.

The interior of the church looking west

The interior of the church looking east

The Raising of the cross, Christ on the Cross, the lamentation, the entombment of Christ, the resurrection and the harrowing of hell. These paitings are attributed to the Master of the Passion of Christ.

St Olaf, from mid XIVth century

The crowning with thorns and the bearing of the cross

The Garden of Gethsemane, the kiss of Judas and Jesus before Pontius Pilate

Niche in the south wall of the apse

Jesus before Pontius Pilate, the disrobing of Christ and the flagellation

The mocking of Christ

A group of people are led to the Hell

Triumphant crucifix from 1200s'

Altarpiece painted by Jacob Riek in 1667.

Baptismal font of grey sandstone, attributed to the stone sculptor Majestatis. Second half of the 12th century

lncised consecration cross on the south wall of the nave, later altered to look like a face for a sundial

Getting there

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By public transport

Gerum church can be reached by bus fromVisby or by bike from Djupvik or Klintehamn.

By sailing boat

There are two marinas in a 15km radius from Gerum church: Djupvik, a small marina deserving the island of Stora Karlsjö, and Klintehamn.

Place

Coordinates: 57.294524, 18.329655

Useful links

Gerum church on Wikipedia
Gerums Kyrka, Bengt Stolt, source for most of the legends on the pictures above

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