▁so - called ▁Bib lia ▁pau per um ▁style , ▁the ▁paint ings ▁present ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁stories ▁from ▁the ▁Old ▁and ▁New ▁Test aments . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁earlier ▁fres cos ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁about ▁ 1 2 7 5 . ▁ ▁Example ▁in ▁southern ▁Sweden ▁ ▁Sc ania , ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Sweden , ▁was ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁province ▁until ▁ 1 6 5 8 . ▁Many ▁of ▁its ▁churches ▁are ▁decor ated ▁with ▁fres cos , ▁very ▁similar ▁in ▁style ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁Vitt sk öv le ▁Church ▁The ▁church ▁in ▁Vitt sk öv le , ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁near ▁Krist ian stad , ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁wall ▁paint ings ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century . ▁They ▁are ▁contained ▁princip ally ▁in ▁the ▁cross ▁v ault s ▁above ▁the ▁nave . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁examples ▁are ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Cre ation ▁and ▁the ▁Fall . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁ch an cel , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁painting ▁of ▁St ▁Nicolas . ▁ ▁The ▁v ault s ▁in ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁chap el ▁also ▁have ▁wall ▁paint ings . ▁On ▁the ▁eastern ▁side , ▁we ▁see ▁the ▁four ▁evangel ists ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁female ▁sain ts : ▁St ▁Barbara , ▁St ▁Urs ula , ▁St ▁Ger tr ude ▁and ▁St ▁Catherine . ▁ ▁Other ▁churches ▁with ▁wall ▁paint ings ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁hundreds ▁of ▁Dan