The Churches of Møn

  

Møn has three of the Denmark’s best known fresco painted churches. We counted at least nine churches in total on the island.

Magleby Church

Unusual long brick-church. Nave is from 1200-1250 century, the church port is from approximately 15th century. The steeple is a bit younger than the nave which originally was a twin-steeple. Renaissance altar made of Albert Schröder the older from the year 1598.

Borre church

The nave and chancel is made of large medieval brick in approximately 1200-1250th century. This church has never been whitewashed. In 1510 where the city Borre still a well-established market town and at this time the city had many yachters traveling to the Baltic Sea to go up North.

Elmelunde Church

Probably the oldest stone church on Møn maybe from 1100th century. The Elmelunde master - the painter of the beautiful fresco paintings, painted the church in approximately 1480 his fresco painting was made from scenes on the Bible.

Keldby Church

Tilestonebuilding with chancel and nave from approximately 1200-1250, the walls inside the church are decorated with fresco painting from four different periods the earliest is from app. the year 1275.

Stege Church

The church is a big gothic medieval brick building from the beginning of 1300thcentury. In 1460-1480 was the church rebuild after a fire. The fresco paintings are from different historic periods but the year 1494 is being seen as one of the most primitive years.

Nyord Church

The octagonal church. Nyord church are built in 1845-47, the people living on Nyord at that time build the ground under the church and the fence around the church.

Damsholte Church

The church is built of small yellow bricks, the church have a light and elegant rococo facade. The altarpiece hanging on the north wall is painted by Eckersberg. Around the year 1800th there was built an addition to the church made for the owner – the family La Calmette.

Fanefjord Church

Fanefjord Church is a whitewashed brick church, located on a hill with a view to Fanefjord and Grønsund. The nave originates from the 1200’s. The church is decorated with beautiful frescoes from the 13th and 15th century. The painter’s emblems are repeated in the churches in Keldby and Elmelunde. This shows that the paintings come from the same workshop of the master of Elmelunde. The church’s historic furnishings have been restored during 2008/09, and the fresco paintings now appear crisp and clear. 

Bogø Church

The building is a medieval longhouse and has a tower which has been rebuilt several times. Both the porch and tower is late Gothic. The wood-carved altar panel dates back to 1661. The altarpiece from 1665 is in Baroque style. The pulpit is approximately the same age as the altarpiece and of a similar nature, but hardly made by the same carver.  The font is an ancient sacrificial stone with ancient sun-sign engravings, hollowed out and fitted with a font.