January 20 and February 16, 2025
Sometimes we go to the "Lanthandeln" in Torna Hällestad to have lunch. It is always nice to look inside the church. This time we look at the gravestones outside along the south side of the church. Several of the ones lying in the ground are badly worn and the texts are difficult to decipher. But they seem to be from the 19th century. On one, the year 1815, 27 years 5 months 10 days, is visible. I think I see 1772 on another. A strong, ornate lying stone with a cross and text. On one, you can only see a faint cross. Against the church wall are gravestones. In one case, one is readable and in Latin. The other two are in Swedish, and can see dates from the beginning of the 19th century.

October 4, 2021
We have a coffee in the café at the country store in Torna Hällestad. Opposite is the church. After coffee we go to church Organ music is heard. The door is open so we enter. A woman is practicing the organ. We take the opportunity to look around the church.

The church was originally built in the 12th century. The Swedish king Karl Knutsson Bonde ravaged Skåne in 1452, and probably destroyed the church. The church was rebuilt in the 1450s. It is known for its Church murals that cover large areas of the ceiling and depict the passion of Jesus. The one who painted them has dated them to 1460. As so often, they were whitewashed during the Reformation and were redeveloped in the 20th century. Really nice. The inventory is of later date. The best part is the Church murals.

Outside the church there is a stone coffin and some older tombstones and tombstones. In the eastern part of the church there are three rune stones walled in on the outside of the church, Hällestadstenarna.

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