Bregninge Kirke (Ærø)

Bregninge Kirke, The church in BregningeÆrø island, Denmark. Belonging to the Diocese of Fyn

Bregninge Church was originally a roman Romanesque church from the year 1200 with monumental Gothic arches built in the late 1400s.

The impressive steeple of the tower (characteristic of eastern Slesvig is covered with oak shingles. The fresco from approx. 1510 (including the Passion and the life of John the Baptist) were uncovered 1915-22 and most recently restored in 1956 by Egmont Lind.

Outstanding triptych from the period just before the Reformation. It was created by the famous master Claus Berg (he also built the triptych in Odense Cathedral. The rood dates from late Middle Ages. The pulpit is in Renaissance style (1612). The northern entry to the churchyard is provided with a cattle grid.

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  The church ofn Bregninge, Ærø
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  Bregninge Kirke, Ærø
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  Bregninge Kirke, Ærø
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  The Celtic Cross, Bregninge Kirke, Ærø, gift from family Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen
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  Interior from the church in Bregninge
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  Del af Claus Bergs altertavle
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  Del af Claus Bergs altertavle Bregninge Kirke, Ærø
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  Del af Claus Bergs altertavle Bregninge Kirke, Ærø
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  Claus Bergs altertavle. Altar piece from the church in Bregninge
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  Claus Bergs altertavle, Bregninge Kirke, Ærø
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  Claus Bergs: Apostlen Johannes og Maria, fra 1500 tallet
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  Granitdøbefonten fra ca. år 1200. Baptismal font from the church in Bregninge
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  Detail of fresco in the church in Bregninge
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  Jesu himmelfart. Detail of fresco in the church in Bregninge
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  Jesu lidelshistorie. Detail of fresco in the church in Bregninge, Ærø
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  Hvælv
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  Mantuakorset
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  Narrehoved. I narrens mund, er der et hul, hvorigennem der var trukket et reb op til en klokke på kirkens tagryg
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  Prædikestolen fra 1612, er et udsmykket egetræsarbejde i renæssancestil
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  Kirkepungen blev i sin tid brugt til indsamlinger i kirken