Sankta Anna Underjordskyrka, Underground church in Kristineberg, Sweden.
Sankta Anna Underjordskyrka is a church located about 90 meters below ground in Kristineberg. The space holds around 100 people and includes exhibition areas that show the connection between the place and mining history.
On 29 November 1946, after a blast the previous day by Johan Olofsson, miner Albert Jönsson saw a two-metre, silver-coloured Christ-like image in the rock wall at 107.6 metres depth in mining room 6 of the A ore. The image faded and the mine filled with rubble, but construction of the church began in 1985 near the site and it was consecrated in 1990.
The walls display a reproduction of a Christ figure that miners carved into the rock. The pews come from an earlier church and bring a traditional feel to the underground space.
The entrance is at Nervägen 6 in Kristineberg and leads down to this underground site. There is a café, gift shop, and mining history displays on-site that visitors can explore.
The place combines two very different functions in an unusual way: it serves as both a church and a mining museum. Old machines and mining techniques are scattered throughout, showing how faith and labor are intertwined at this location.
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