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Interior design
Before the Reformation, as was customary in the Catholic Church, there were at least two side altars. One was located to the right of the triumphal arch, which was dedicated to the church's patron saint, and one to the left, the Marian altar, also known as the women's altar. In Södra Råda Old Church, there was an altar to Mary and an altar to the Holy Cross in the nave. The pulpit later stood on the site of the Marian altar. The main altar had been placed in the east wall of the chancel, under the two-part window. After the Reformation, nothing of the original medieval Catholic interior had been preserved.
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Some of the furnishings remained, such as the wooden sculptures that adorned or surrounded the altars. See the picture above. There was also the baptismal font decorated with lace ornaments, which belonged to a group of Romanesque baptismal fonts characteristic of Värmland from the last part of the 13th century, and was thus already in use in the older stave church. It was carved in Norwegian soapstone and provided with drainage holes for the baptismal water, which via a channel in the shaft and foot could be led down into the church's consecrated ground. In the Middle Ages, the font was placed on a foundation in the western part of the church. The medieval inventory also included a processional crucifix from around 1300, which had been stored in the sacristy, and a long candlestick, which was set up in the southeast corner of the nave.
Available in museums
The Historical Museum in Stockholm already has a primrose bell and a censer. Also a woven quilt, which was deposited to the museum. This quilt is a Swedish textile from the 16th or 17th century, woven in an odd-sided double weave of unbleached linen and red wool yarn. The pattern shows birds, trees and quadrupeds in squares. The blanket is stitched from two waves.
At the time of the fire, a copy of the 1973 tapestry was on the west wall of the nave, mounted behind glass. Today, a new copy of this tapestry can be seen in Södra Råda timmerkyrka. Read more about this fine craft here. This is an example of how Södra Råda timmerkyrka works to ensure that craftsmanship and cultural heritage are preserved and made available for the future.