Kirkjubøur
Kirkjubøur, cultural heritage village on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands.
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[edit] Map
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Position map.
[edit] The site
[edit] 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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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
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[edit] Stamp
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Stamp FO 534 of 2005.
[edit] The Cathedral Ruins
[edit] 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
[edit] Lithographs
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1839
[edit] Stamps
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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.
[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.
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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
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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.
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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.
[edit] The Madonna of Kirkjubø
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FO 537 of 2005.
[edit] Findings from the Viking Age
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FR 177 of 1989: Carved horse, found 1955.
[edit] 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
