Mary Magdalene Church: A Baroque Masterpiece in Stockholm

The Mary Magdalene Church, situated on Södermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden, was established in 1634. The current structure, beholding a height of 45 meters, replaced a previous church that had been constructed in the 1350s, receiving Pope's permission. The Baroque design was brought to the church by both Nicodemus Tessin the Elder and the Younger in the 17th century. The painting in the high altar depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds by Louis Masreliez, while the pulpit, designed by Carl Johan Cronstedt, was inaugurated in 1763.

The font in the church dates back to 1638, and among the sacramental vessels that survived a fire in 1759, is a copper sacramental pan with capital inscriptions. Epitaphs in the church include one for Christopher Polhem and another for Carl Michael Bellman. Notable individuals buried at the church include Lasse Lucidor, Erik Johan Stagnelius, Werner Aspenström, Karl August Nicander, and Evert Taube. Under the church are older sepulchral chambers. Alongside the southern part of the churchyard are burial chapels serving the parish of the Finnish Orthodox Church in Sweden.

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