Sula Chapel
| Sula Chapel | |
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| Sula kapell | |
Orkdal prosti | |
| Parish | Frøya |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84995 |
Sula Chapel (
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was likely first established during the 12th century. The first church on the site was a small, wooden stave church located about 20 metres (66 ft) east of the present church site. The church existed on the island for several centuries. The church originally had few or no windows or tower, but it did have a ljore, an opening in the roof of a building to let smoke out of the fireplace and light in. In 1702, the church underwent extensive renovations including the replacement of windows, rafters, beams, and floors, as well as the tarring of the wooden shingles on the roof.[3][4]
In 1740, a royal resolution was handed down that approved the closing of the chapel on Sula and moving the church site to Sletten on the northeast shore of the main island of
After the old church was moved, the cemetery on the old site remained in use until 1849 when it was closed. Many years later in 1925, a chapel was built on the site of the old church. There was no church here from 1755 until 1925. The chapel was built about 20 metres (66 ft) west of the old church site, just below the
See also
References
- ^ "Sula kapell". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Sula kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sula kapell". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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