St. Magnus' Church : Birsay

(Translated by Google) Unfortunately closed during my visit (Original) Niestety nieczynny podczas mojej wizyty
Sep 18th, 2022

Beautiful little church in a very nice village.
Aug 2nd, 2022

Jul 11th, 2022

Dec 8th, 2018

(Translated by Google) The present church stands on the site of a much older version which was built by Earl Thorfinn and existed before St Magnus of Kirkwall. After the murder of Magnus in 1117 on the Isle of Egilsay his body was taken and buried here. Many stories of miracles and visions began surrounding his tomb but before he was made a saint his remains were moved to St Magnus in Kirkwall built in his honour. It was refurbished in the 80's and has a window which honors the life of St Magnus. Before the church you walk through the cemetery. A sign currently indicates that it is closed to the public. It is located on the opposite side of the Earl of Birsay's palace. Everything clean and in perfect order. (Original) L'attuale chiesa si trova sul sito di una versione molto pi antica che era stata fatta costruire dal Conte Thorfinn ed esisteva gi prima della St Magnus di Kirkwall. Dopo l'omicidio di Magnus nel 1117 sull'isola di Egilsay, il suo corpo fu portato e sepolto qui. Iniziarono molte storie di miracoli e visioni che circondavano la sua tomba ma prima che venne fatto Santo le sue spoglie vennero spostate nella St Magnus di Kirkwall costruita in suo onore. stata ristrutturata negli anni 80, ha una finestra che onora la vita di St Magnus. Prima della chiesa si cammina attraverso il cimitero. Un cartello attualmente indica che chiusa al pubblico. Si trova dalla parte opposta del palazzo del Conte di Birsay. Tutto pulito ed in perfetto ordine.
Aug 5th, 2022