Staffans kyrka

Gävle Municipality · Gävleborg County

A traditional church building that has been praised for its rebuilding and renovation.

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About the church

Staffans kyrka is a church building in the district of Brynäs in Gävle. It is the parish church of Gävle parish in the Diocese of Uppsala. The name Staffan comes from the monk Stenfinn, who lived in the 1060s and, according to a legend, suffered martyrdom in Själstuga in Hälsingland.

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

Staffans kyrka
Staffans kyrka. Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0. Image source