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The Catholic Church in Sweden is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in communion with the Pope in Rome. It was established by Archbishop Ansgar in Birka in 829, and further developed by the Christianization of Sweden in the 9th century. King Olof Skötkonung (ca. 970–1021) is considered the first Christian king of Sweden.
Interior paintings were made in 1770 by Johan Henric Dieden (1732-1817) from Uddevalla. The church underwent restoration from 1974 to 1976 under the direction of architect Arne Nygård (1925-2014). The church is open to the public daily during the summer, and for pre-arranged visits during the rest of the year due to maintenance costs.
Events from the year 1770 in Sweden. Incumbents. Monarch – Adolf Frederick; Events. August - The Aurora Society is created in the Swedish province of Finland.
In 1781 the Vicariate of the Nordic Missions was split, and the Apostolic Prefecture of Sweden was established, which jurisdiction over Sweden and Finland. On 23 September 1783 the apostolic prefecture was promoted to the Apostolic Vicariate of Sweden, seated in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The newly Vicariate of Sweden was entitled to a ...
The Catholic Church in the Nordic countries was the only Christian church in that region before the Reformation in the 16th century. Since then, Scandinavia has been a mostly non- Catholic ( Lutheran ) region and the position of Nordic Catholics for many centuries after the Reformation was very difficult due to legislation outlawing Catholicism .
A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tradition, Uppsala Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Uppsala, the primate of Sweden. It is also the burial site of King Eric IX (c. 1120–1160, reigned 1156–1160), who became the patron saint of the nation, and it was the traditional location for the coronation ...
Abrahamsbergs Church (sv:Abrahamsbergskyrkan), Bromma, Stockholm; Acklinga Church (sv:Acklinga kyrka), Tidaholm Municipality, Västra Götaland County; Adaks Church ...
The Old Catholic Church in Sweden has been the Swedish member church of the Union of Utrecht since 1976. [citation needed] It is in full communion with the Anglican Communion (so that members of both communions are permitted to receive the sacraments in one another's churches) and, as of 2016, the national church, the Church of Sweden.