Kors Church
| Kors Church | |
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| Kors kyrkje | |
Indre Romsdal prosti | |
| Parish | Kors |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 84823 |
Kors Church (
Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1797 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church in the
timber-framed cruciform church. The church was surrounded by a cemetery which, in turn, was surrounded by large, tall trees.[3][4]
The church has served the residents of the inner Romsdalen valley for centuries from the 1400s onwards. After a long-standing controversy about the location of the future church, it was decided by a
consecrated in 1902. It fell into disrepair over time, but was renovated and restored to its original appearance in 1964 under the leadership of Torgeir Suul.[5][6][4]
Media gallery
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Cemetery that surrounded the old church in the old location
See also
References
- ^ "Kors kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Korps (Kors) gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Kors kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Kors kirke" (in Norwegian). Grytten prestegjeld. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Kors kirkested / Kors kirke 4" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
External links
Media related to Kors kirke at Wikimedia Commons
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