Austevoll Church
| Austevoll Church | |
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| Austevoll kirke | |
Fana prosti | |
| Parish | Austevoll |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not listed |
| ID | 222488 |
Austevoll Church (
long church design in 1890 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Heinrich Jess (1847-1916). The church seats about 400 people.[1][2][3]
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1306, the church was not new that year. The first church in Austevoll was a wooden
King Håkon is said to have rowed out to the island of Sandtorv and held a mass there in 1240. It is possible the church was built shortly after that time. Archaeological findings show that the nave of the church was probably about 10 by 6 metres (33 ft × 20 ft).[4][5]
In the 1650s, the Sandtorv church was old and so it was decided to tear down the church and move the church site to
long church building with a rectangular nave that measured about 12.7 by 8.9 metres (42 ft × 29 ft) and a narrower, rectangular chancel that measured about 7.6 by 6.3 metres (25 ft × 21 ft). The church at Austevollshella was in use for over 200 years, giving name to the parish of Austevoll, which in turn gave name to the municipality in 1886.[6][5]
The church building was owned by the King until 1724 when it was sold to Bent Uldrich for 70
consecrated on 22 January 1891 by the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef. In 1987, the baptismal waiting room and the sacristy on each side of the choir were expanded.[7][5]
The present
Bergen Museum.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Austevoll kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Hans Heinrich Jess". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Sandtorr kirkested - Sandtorv kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Hoff, Anna Marte; Storsletten, Ola. "Austevoll kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Austevoll gamle kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Austevoll kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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