Kirkjubøur

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

Map[edit]

  • Position map.
    Position map.

The site[edit]

Photos[edit]

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

Stamp[edit]

  • Stamp FO 534 of 2005.
    Stamp FO 534 of 2005.

The Cathedral Ruins[edit]

Photos[edit]

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

Lithographs[edit]

  • 1839
    1839

Stamps[edit]

Faroese stamps 1988:

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

The pew ends[edit]

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

Faroese stamps 1984:

Faroese stamps 2001:

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

The Madonna of Kirkjubø[edit]

Findings from the Viking Age[edit]

  • FR 177 of 1989: Carved horse, found 1955.
    FR 177 of 1989: Carved horse, found 1955.

People[edit]

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