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Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna
Tensta churchn was built at then end of the 13th century in the brick gothic style. The frescoes in the church are signed by the master Johannes Rosenrod in 1437. The church donor, Bengt Jönsson Oxenstierna is represented kneeling in front of Saint Peter.
The runestone dates from early 12th century. The inscription reads: "Þorbjôrn and Þorsteinn and Styrbjôrn had the stone raised in memory of Þorfastr, their father. Œpir carved."
The signature of Johannes Rosenrod
The altar piece was made in Stockholm in 1480
The last judgment
Round-vaulted portal
Angels leading the righteous to heaven
The wicked driven to hell by devils
St Barbara, St Margaret with dragon, St Olof with axe.
St Paul, St Birgit, and St John
St Marc winged lion
St Luc winged ox
Ox slaughtering a man. The meaning of this picture is unknown.
God/Christ pointing at St Michael.
Three prophets
Three prophets
Adam ploughing after having been chased from paradise
Adam and Eve, forbidden fruit and 'The Fall'
Three worshipers
Annunciation
The apostle Jude Thaddeus
Avarice, a mortal sin
Christ taken down from the cross
The shipwreck of St Birgit mother
Christ washing the feet of Peter
St Birgit tempted by a devil
St Birgit meeting with the pope Urbain V
Youth in the tree of life. The man says "I am a man, brave, with silver and gold. I have all the world in my power". The deaths says: "YOu spread money and gold, you think not of death's day". Satan says: "I am a good man, all apinters are poor writers".
The story of Sko-Ella, a woman tempted by the devil with a pair of new shoes.
Getting there
Getting there
By public transport
By public transport
Tensta is 1:30 to 2:00 from Gävle by train/bus.
By sailing boat
By sailing boat
Gävle is the closest marina to start exploring the area.
Place
Place
Coordinates: 60.04055158895009, 17.672992978337213
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