Kirkjubøur

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

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[edit] Map

Position map.

[edit] The site

[edit] Photos

Kirkjubøur 1899.

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View from Kirkjubøur

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View from Kirkjubøur

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The ruins of the Magnus Cathedral

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Saint Olavs Church

Saint Olav's church

Saint Olav's church

Saint Olav's church (painting:Trondur Paturson)

Orginal stones in the Olav Church

[edit] Stamp

Stamp FO 534 of 2005.

[edit] The Cathedral Ruins

[edit] Photos

The Magnus cathedral ruins and the Viking yard

Inside the ruins

Ruins under restoration

[edit] Lithographs

1839

[edit] Stamps

Faroese stamps 1988:

FR 169: The Cathedral. Note the lovely detail of ewe and lamb in the foreground.

FR 170: Detail of a gothic arc.

FR 171: The crucifixion on an indoor wall.

FR 172: Inside the ruins.

[edit] 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:

FR 49: Maria and Baby Jesus

FR 50: St. John the Baptist

FR 51: St. Peter

FR 52: St. Paul

Faroese stamps 1984:

FR 087: Saint John, the Evangelist.

FR 088: Saint James.

FR 089: Saint Thomas.

FR 090: Saint Judas Thadeus.

Faroese stamps 2001:

FR 379: Saint Andrew.

FR 380: Saint Bartholomew.

FR 381: Unidentified apostle.

FR 382: Unidentified apostle.

[edit] The Madonna of Kirkjubø

FO 537 of 2005.

[edit] Findings from the Viking Age

FR 177 of 1989: Carved horse, found 1955.

[edit] People

Helena Patursson (1864-1916) at the performance of her first play veðurføst in 1889.

Jóannes Patursson (1866-1946) on a Faroese stamp 1984.

Sverre Patursson (1871-1960) on a Faroese stamp 1984
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