Kirkjubøur

Kirkjubøur, cultural heritage village on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands.

Map

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  Position map.

The site

Photos

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  St. Olav's church and Kirkjubøargarður
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  Scene in Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøhólmur and St. Olav's church
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  Kirkjubøargarður and st. Olavs church
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  Houses on Í Lágabø street
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  Blizzard in Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøur 1899.
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  Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøur
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  View from Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøur
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  View from Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøur
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  Kirkjubøur
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  The ruins of the Magnus Cathedral
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  Kirkjubøur
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  Saint Olavs Church
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  Saint Olav's church
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  Saint Olav's church
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  Saint Olav's church (painting:Trondur Paturson)
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  Orginal stones in the Olav Church

Stamp

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  Stamp FO 534 of 2005.

The Cathedral Ruins

Photos

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  The Magnus cathedral ruins and the Viking yard
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  Inside the ruins
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  Ruins under restoration

Lithographs

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  1839

Stamps

Faroese stamps 1988:

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  FR 169: The Cathedral. Note the lovely detail of ewe and lamb in the foreground.
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  FR 170: Detail of a gothic arc.
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  FR 171: The crucifixion on an indoor wall.
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  FR 172: Inside the ruins.

The pew ends

The mediaeval pew ends are from the Saint Olav's church and now to be found in the National Museum of the Faroe Islands.

Faroese stamps 1980:

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  FR 49: Maria and Baby Jesus
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  FR 50: St. John the Baptist
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  FR 51: St. Peter
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  FR 52: St. Paul

Faroese stamps 1984:

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  FR 087: Saint John, the Evangelist.
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  FR 088: Saint James.
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  FR 089: Saint Thomas.
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  FR 090: Saint Judas Thadeus.

Faroese stamps 2001:

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  FR 379: Saint Andrew.
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  FR 380: Saint Bartholomew.
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  FR 381: Unidentified apostle.
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  FR 382: Unidentified apostle.

The Madonna of Kirkjubø

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  FO 537 of 2005.

Findings from the Viking Age

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  FR 177 of 1989: Carved horse, found 1955.

People

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  Helena Patursson (1864-1916) at the performance of her first play veðurføst in 1889.
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  Jóannes Patursson (1866-1946) on a Faroese stamp 1984.
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  Sverre Patursson (1871-1960) on a Faroese stamp 1984