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The Sörby runestone

The Church of the Holy Trinity (Swedish: Heliga Trefaldighets kyrka) is the oldest church in Gävle, Sweden, and was inaugurated on 14 July 1654 on the foundation of a medieval church that was burned down.

Heliga Trefaldighets kyrka, October 2013

Its location, being at a crossing of the Gävle River on the road from the south of Sweden to the north of Sweden made it an important stop on and north-south journeys.

Sörby rune stone

The Sörby runestone is the oldest object in the church. It is a Christian rune stone from the Södertull area of Gävle that was carved by renowned carver Åsmund Kåresson in the middle of the 11th century. The runestone is dedicated to a chieftain named Egil who died on a war march to Finland.

References

  1. ^ "Heliga Trefaldighets kyrka". www.svenskakyrkan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. "Det äldsta Gävle". www2.visitgavle.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-22.

60°40′22″N 17°08′17″E / 60.6727°N 17.1381°E / 60.6727; 17.1381


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