Bodin church

Hello everybody!

Last Wednesday (18th November) we went to Bodin church, which is located in the southeastern part of Bodo. It is the oldest church in Bodo and it was built in the 13th century, but it was enlarged in the 18th century. This is a catholic church, so when you go inside you can see on the one hand the seats, where the people take place as equals and on the other hand, the pulpit, where the priest starts the ceremony; He is in an upper position, because he is the spokesman of god and then he goes down, to transmit that he is as equal as the people that are sitting.




The decoration is quite interesting in this church. First, thing that attract attention is the alterpiece, which has 4 dimensions: In the first one, there is a simbolic "scuputure". There are some men in a table, having the last dinner and they are inviting to all the visitors. There is one boy without beard, probably because he was too young. In the second dimension, there are two name written. In the third dimension, Jesus is dying and there is a man with a key, the key to the heaven. Finally, in the last level, Jesus is ascending to the heaven and he has a crown in his head and many angels. Many years ago the roof of the church was lower than now, in consequence, the last dimension of the alterpiece was not visible for nobody. So, the people could see all the dimensions, but not the last one. In the first and in the third dimension, can be seen four colums made of wood, however, it looks like marmol because of the painting. Gottfried Ezequiel was the one in charge for painting the church and he wanted to create that sensation. It can be said that the alter piece is a baroque style, because it has a lot of details. In the walls there are many paintings, in one of them appears the widow who gave this church when her husband died. Apart from that, there is one boat hanging in the ceiling. This boat is sailing against the east,because god is in the east. This was a beautiful church that was restored instead of destroyed, it is important to take care of the cultural heritage,