Maria Magdalena kyrka

About the church

Maria Magdalena kyrka, often called Maria kyrka (officially S:ta Maria Magdalena kyrka), is a church in Stockholm situated where Bellmansgatan ends at Hornsgatan, between Mariatorget and Slussen on Södermalm. The name comes from Saint Mary Magdalene, and the church today belongs to Maria Magdalena parish in the Diocese of Stockholm. The church is a cultural heritage site.

Maria Magdalena kyrka began to be built around 1588 and was completed in 1635. Since then the church has undergone major changes. Several architects took part in the extensions and rebuilding of the church, among them Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, who designed the 17th-century additions, and his son, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, who designed the west portal. After a devastating fire in 1759 the church was restored to designs by Carl Johan Cronstedt.

The text has been translated from the article Maria Magdalena kyrka, Stockholm on Swedish Wikipedia and may be used under CC BY-SA 4.0.