Margrethe Skovgaards ligsten - Odense, Denmark
N 55° 23.725 E 010° 23.307
32U E 587938 N 6139671
Smuk mindesten over Margrethe Skovgaard af Sanderumgaard (d. 1615). I følge sagnet engang sortsværtet på befaling af Christian den 4., men den fremstår i dag med prægtig staffering - bemaling og forgyldning.
Waymark Code: WM13644
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 09/25/2020
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Dansk: Fyns smukkeste ligsten? "Her ligger begravet en ærlig og velbyrdig jomfrue - jomfru Margrethe Skovgaard til Sanderumgaard som døde den 7. august anno 1615. Gud give hende det evige liv."
Denne store og smukt farvede ligsten er sat over jomfru Margrethe Skovgaard til Sanderumgaard (død 1615). I følge den lokale tradition blev stenen sværtet sort med tjære da Christian den fjerde besøgte kirken. Grunden hertil var, at jomfru Skovgaard engang, da kongen var i økonomiske vanskeligheder, havde nægtet at låne ham penge. Nu stråler hendes ligsten atter i de oprindelige stærke farver i Skt. Knuds kirke.
English: Funen's most beautiful headstone? "Here lies buried an honest and prosperous virgin - virgin Margrethe Skovgaard to Sanderumgaard who died on August 7, 1615. God give her eternal life."
This large and beautifully colored headstone is placed over the Virgin Margrethe Skovgaard to Sanderumgaard (died 1615). According to local tradition, the stone was blackened with tar when Christian IV visited the church. The reason for this was that once, when the king was in financial difficulties, Miss Skovgaard had refused to lend him money. Now her headstone shines again in the original strong colors in Skt. Knud's Church.
Source: Gorm Benzon: Sagnenes Danmark, Fyn med øerne
Approximate Age of Artefact: 1615
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