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Frimodig kyrka (en: Bold or Fearless Church) is a nominating group for the church elections in Church of Sweden founded 2005 after a split from POSK. [1]
Frimodig kyrka wants to change the election system to a non-political system without any political parties participating. [2] The group does not accept gay marriage and promotes respect for the dissenting minority concerning female priesthood. The group got 13 seats in the Church Assembly in the 2009 election.
The Church of Sweden is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.4 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe and the third-largest in the world, after the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,029 inhabitants in 2010.
Bromma is a borough (stadsdelsområde) in the western part of Stockholm, Sweden, forming part of the Stockholm Municipality. Bromma is primarily made up of Bromma Parish and Västerled Parish. The fourth largest airport in Sweden and the third largest of the airports close to Stockholm, the Stockholm Bromma Airport, was first built in Bromma in 1936. The south-eastern part of Bromma is one of the richest areas in Stockholm.
Nominating groups are political parties and other organisations that take part in the elections to the various governing bodies of the Church of Sweden.
Non-partisans in Church of Sweden (POSK) is a nominating group working with the Church of Sweden. POSK was founded in 1987 as a platform for independents to contest Church elections. POSK is by far the largest non-party nominating group. POSK is represented in the Kyrkomötet and in all Diocese Assemblies of the country.
Saint Peter's Church is a Brick Gothic church in Malmö, Sweden. Built in the 14th century as the main church of the city, it has been described as "the main Gothic monument within church architecture in Scania". The church was a spiritual centre during the Reformation, and was one of only a few churches in what was at the time medieval Denmark that suffered damage due to iconoclasm as a consequence of the Reformation. St. Peter's Church contains late medieval murals of recognized high quality, as well as a number of unusual furnishings. The altarpiece, made in 1611, is one of the largest in the Nordic countries. The church is built as a basilica with three naves and transepts. The church is actually dedicated to two saints, St. Peter and St. Paul, Ecclesia beatorum Petri et Pauli apostolorum.
Hedvig Eleonora Church is a church in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Östermalm and belongs to the Church of Sweden and is parish church for Hedvig Eleonora Parish in the Diocese of Stockholm.
Täby Church is a medieval church in Täby Municipality, in the province of Uppland north of Stockholm. The church is best known for its painted walls and ceilings by Albertus Pictor.
Spånga is a community and parish in the borough of Spånga-Tensta in Stockholm County, Sweden.
Falsterbo Church is a medieval Lutheran church at Falsterbo in Skåne County, Sweden.
Munsö Church is a medieval Lutheran church in the Diocese of Stockholm. Its site, Munsö, is a village and formerly an island in Ekerö Municipality, Sweden. Because of post-glacial rebound, this island in Lake Mälaren is now connected to the island Ekerö. Munsö Church lies not far from Väsby hage Nature Reserve. The round church at Munsö is one of a few so-called round churches in Sweden.
Atlingbo Church is a medieval church in Atlingbo on the Swedish island Gotland. Atlingbo Church was built in stages during the 13th century, with only the sacristy being of later date. The church contains a decorated Romanesque baptismal font made by the workshop or sculptor known as Byzantios. It is used by the Church of Sweden and lies in the Diocese of Visby.
Björke Church is a medieval church in Björke on the Swedish island of Gotland, in the Diocese of Visby.
Sjonhem Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
Vallstena Church is a medieval church on the island of Gotland, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Visby.
Högby Church is a Lutheran church on the Swedish island of Öland. It belongs to the Diocese of Växjö.
Bjäresjö Church is a medieval church in Bjäresjö, in the province of Skåne, Sweden. The church contains several medieval mural paintings as well as a richly decorated Romanesque baptismal font.
Särslöv Church is a medieval church in Staffanstorp Municipality, Scania, Sweden.
The Saint Nicholas Church or the Nicholas Church is a church building in central Halmstad, Sweden.