Floda Church, Medieval stone church in Flodafors, Sweden
Floda Church is a three-nave Gothic Revival brick basilica, rebuilt 1885–1888 to designs by Axel Herman Hägg. Its red-brick walls with limestone trim rise to pointed arches and pale ribbed vaults. Inside are vault paintings by Albertus Pictor from around 1480, a 1662 pulpit, a 15th-century altarpiece and seven oil paintings donated by Lars Kagg.
The oldest part, from the 12th century, survives as the west section of the north aisle inside the neo-Gothic brick building. In the 1630s the church was widened southward, a sacristy was added, and Erik Dahlbergh designed the Kagg burial chapel, completed in 1666. After the original tower collapsed, Axel Herman Hägg rebuilt the church as a three-nave brick basilica in 1885–1888.
Albertus Pictor painted the vaults around 1480 with biblical scenes, including Samson killing the lion; the paintings were never whitewashed and remain largely unrestored. The pulpit dates from 1662, and seven oil paintings donated by Lars Kagg around 1637 are war booty.
The church is located in Flodafors and managed by the Diocese of Strängnäs. Visitors should check local information about opening times and service schedules before planning a visit.
The church's seven oil paintings are war booty donated around 1637 by Field Marshal Lars Kagg, whose family burial chapel adjoins the east end. Among the portraits is Carl Fredric von Breda's painting of Olof Larsson from Bie Östergård, speaker of the peasant estate.
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