Västerås Cathedral

Västerås Cathedral (Swedish: Västerås domkyrka) is the seat of the Diocese of Västerås in the Province of Västmanland, Sweden. The church building is a five-tiered cathedral, with copper-covered roof as well as a west tower with side extensions and an obelisk-shaped, copper-clad spire. It is built in the Scandinavian Brick Gothic style.

Outer panels of the retable of St Mary by Adriaen van Overbeke in the Cathedral

Västerås Cathedral
Västerås Cathedral
LocationVästerås
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Founded16 August 1271[1]
Specifications
Capacity1,100 (sitting)[1]
Length93.2 m (305 ft 9 in)[1]
Width34.4 m (112 ft 10 in)[1]
Height91.8 m (301 ft 2 in)[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Västerås
Clergy
Bishop(s)Mikael Mogren

History

The present church was originally built as a three-storey Romanesque basilica in the 13th century and inaugurated on August 16, 1271. It has undergone numerous extensions since. The church was expanded eastward under Bishop Lydeke Abelsson in the 1460s. When a chapel in the southwestern corner of the church was added to 1517, the church reached its present size. The outer roof of copper was laid during the 17th century. The present Baroque spire from 1694 was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654–1728). The spire is built of oak, without iron beams or nails, and lined with copper. During the 1500s, 1600s and 1700s, there were also many fixtures that changed the interior. The organ was built in 1940 by Marcussen & Sön and is an electropneumatic organ. [2] [3]

Johannes Rudbeckius (1581–1646), was bishop at Västerås from 1619 until his death. The cathedral houses the sarcophagus of Eric XIV of Sweden who was King of Sweden from 1560 until 1568.[4]

Great organ

”Organ builders P. L. Åkerman & Lunds Orgelfabriks Aktiebolag have completed in a praiseworthy manner the contract and the provisions of the estimate therein cited concerning the building of this organ, one of the most significant in our land and in more than one respect unique, whereby the organ is by us thoroughly approved.”

From the inspection report of 8 March 1898

Agi Lindegrens original drawing for facade prospect, Västerås Cathedral,

The above praise was written by Gustaf Hägg and August Lagergren, responsible for inspecting the great organ built by Åkerman & Lund in Stockholm and still used today. Originally, the organ had 40 stops over three manuals and pedals. This was the first large organ in Sweden to be built with tubular pneumatic action. The organ was also one of the first in Sweden to have high pressure stops – five of them, no less. The impressive organ façade was designed by Agi Lindegren.

During its long service, the organ has been enlarged a number of times, most recently in 1998 by the English company Harrison & Harrison Ltd. and in 2009 by the Swedish firm Åkerman & Lund orgelbyggeri AB. However, the basis of the instrument is still the organ of 1898. The renovation was seeking to recreate the monumental original sound of the instrument.

Today, it contains 65 stops over four manuals and pedals.

* = high pressure stops.

I Great organ C–g3
Principal 16'
Principal 8'
Gamba 8'
Stentorphon * 8'
Flûte harmonique * 8'
Octava 4'0
Flûte octaviante 4'0
Qvinta 3'0
Octava 2'0
Cornett V
Mixtur IV-VII
Trompet 16′
Tuba mirabilis * 8'
Couplers

II/I, III/I, IV/I

I 4'/I
II Positif / Choir C–g3
Borduna 16′
Principal 8'
Dolce 8'
Flûte harmonique 8'
Borduna 8'0
Octava 4'0
Rörfleut 4'0
Flageolette 2'0
Cornett III0
Mixtur IV0
Corno 8'
Cromorne 8'0
Tremulant
Couplers

III/II, IV/II

II 16'/II
III Swell C–g3
Basetthorn 8'
Salicional 8'
Voix céleste 8'
Rörfleut 8'0
Fugara 4'0
Flûte octaviante 4'0
Nasard 22/3′0
Waldfleut 2'0
Nasard 13/5′
Mixtur III-IV0
Fagott 16'0
Trompette harmonique 8'
Oboe 8'
Clairon 4'0
Tremulant
Couplers

IV/III

III 4'/III, III 16'/III
IV Echo C–g3
Violin 8'
Salicional 8'
Voix céleste 8'0
Dubbelflöjt 8'0
Flauto amabile 8'0
Echofleut 4'
Clarinette 8'0
Voix humana 8'0
Tremulant
Bombarde

(playable from manual I, II and IV)

Trompette * 8'
Clairon * 4'
Couplers

IV 4'/IV, IV 16'/IV
Pedal C–f1
Untersatz 32'
Principal 16′
Violon 16′
Subbas * 16'0
Ekobas 16'0
Qvinta 12'0
Octava 8'0
Violoncelle 8'0
Borduna 8'0
Octava 4'0
Mixtur IV0
Contrabasun 32'
Tuba * 16'
Fagott 16'0
Trumpet 8'
Trumpet 4'
Couplers

I/P, II/P, III/P, IV/P

  • Baptismal
  • Altarpiece
  • Interior
  • Tomb of Eric XIV of Sweden
  • Statue of Johannes Rudbeckius
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References
  1. "Västerås domkyrka" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. "Nicodemus Tessin d.y." Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Marcussen & Søn". Marcussen & Søn Orgelbyggeri A/S. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Rudbeckius, Johannes". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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