A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . he archepiscopal residence wastransferred to the present town, while thekings migrated to Stockholm. The Univer-sity, the focus of the modern life of Upsala,was founded by Archbishop Jacob Ulfsson in1477. We first went to see the Cathedral,which is in the center of the town on theslope of the right bank of the River building was begun in 1260, and the re-sult was the largest church in it is Gothic, modeled afterthe French style; modified to suit the ma-terial, which is red brick. This is a
A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . he archepiscopal residence wastransferred to the present town, while thekings migrated to Stockholm. The Univer-sity, the focus of the modern life of Upsala,was founded by Archbishop Jacob Ulfsson in1477. We first went to see the Cathedral,which is in the center of the town on theslope of the right bank of the River building was begun in 1260, and the re-sult was the largest church in it is Gothic, modeled afterthe French style; modified to suit the ma-terial, which is red brick. This is accountedfor by the fact that the first architect wasEtienne de Bonneuil, who had been an as-sistant at Notre Dame in Paris before hecame here. The contract was concluded atParis, September 8, 1287, but the work ad-vanced slowly, for the Cathedral was notconsecrated until 1435. The building is 390feet in length by 147 feet in width and, likemost churches in Scandinavia, has sufferedseveral times from fire, but was completelyrestored in 1883-93 ^^ ^ cost of over a. 4 A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 117 million krone, when the slender copper-sheathed spires were added. Visitors enterby the west door. Passing through a vesti-bule, we entered the nave and were at oncestruck by the long rows of pillars that sup-port the lofty vaulting. There are numer-ous small chapels adjoining the side aisles,which in Catholic times were consecratedto Apostles and Saints, but that, since theReformation, have been used to glorify kingsand statesmen. The only one that interestedus was the Finsta Chapel,** named afterSt. Birgitta*s father, Birger Pedersson ofFinsta. The walls of this chapel are adornedwith the crests of the family and portraitsof St. Birgitta and her daughter St. Kata-rina. St. Birgitta or St. Bridget of Sweden,as she is commonly called, at the age ofthirteen was married to Ulf Gudmarsson,and we are told, She acquired great influ-ence over her noble and pious husband, andthe happy marriage
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