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from the blog of Liv & Hälsa Gunborg
Några kyrkor på Dal
Kyrkan är byggd omkring 1175. År 1759 omvandlades den till Korskyrka . Kyrktornets äldsta delar är medeltida. År 1400 kallas Bolstads kyrka Sankte Laurentz kirche. Kyrkklockorna är sägenomspunna. Kyrkorgeln byggdes 1855. Altartavlan målad 1675 av kyrkomålaren Eric Grijs, Göteborg, föreställer Uppståndelsen och Nattvarden. Dopfunten från 1100-talet, cuppan från 1200-talet, sandsten och täljsten. Liljestenar från 1200-talet Livets träd.
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English translation
Some Churches in Dalsland
 The church was built about 1175. In 1759, it was converted into a cruciform [cross] style church. The steeple's oldest parts date from the middle ages. In 1400, Bolstad church was called Saint Lawrence church. The church bells are legendary. The church organ was built in 1855. The altarpiece was painted in 1675 by church painter Eric Grijs, Gothenburg, depicting the Resurrection and the Eucharist. The baptismal font dates from the 1100s, the bowl from the 1200s, made of sandstone and soapstone. Lily stones from the 1200's represent the tree of life.
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Note from compiler
The liljestenar (lily stones) are two slabs of sandstone on which are carved a lily motif meant to represent the tree of life. These slabs hang on the inside walls of the bell tower at the west end of the church. They were placed there during the restoration of 1933-34. The sandstone comes from the Kinnekulle rock formation found on the eastern shores of Lake Vänern. These carvings are found in other churches in the Kinnekulle area, but in Dalsland are unique to Bolstad.
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