Frøya Church
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Frøya church is a wooden "long church" in Kalvåg
on the island of Frøya
, in the municipality of Bremanger
, Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. The church is a part of the Bremanger prestegjeld
in the Nordfjord deanery of the Diocese of Bjørgvin
.
The church at Frøyalandet was built after the last church at Grotle was torn down, and the name Bremanger church was carried over to this new church site. In 1952, after the church at Hauge had existed for 37 years, a change of names was finally decided. The church on the island of Frøya was named Frøya church, and the church at Bremangerpollen was given the name Bremanger church. The Frøya church is a "sokn" (sub-parish) church for the Frøya "sokn" and is also the main church in the parish
of Bremanger.
The church, with a seating capacity of 400, was consecrated on 11 December 1865, by the Dean Johan Carl Christie. The architect was the painter artist
Anders Askevold from Askvoll
. The church building was remodeled in 1933, 1940, and 1961. The altarpiece
dates back to 1720 when it was used in the old church, located in Grotle.
Kalvåg
Kalvåg is a village located on the southeast side of the island of Frøya in the municipality of Bremanger in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Kalvåg is on the coast along the Frøysjøen, the southern entrance to the Nordfjord. Kalvåg has a population of 351...
on the island of Frøya
Frøya, Sogn og Fjordane
Frøya is an island in the western part of the municipality of Bremanger in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The island is located just to the southwest of the big island of Bremangerlandet and its highest point is Fanneskarvarden at an elevation of ....
, in the municipality of Bremanger
Bremanger
Bremanger is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Bremanger is the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, which is located in two districts. The north-eastern parts comprising Oldeide, Berle, Rugsund, Davik, Isane and Ålfoten is located in Nordfjord, while Bremanger, Kalvåg,...
, Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The church is a part of the Bremanger prestegjeld
Prestegjeld
A Prestegjeld is a geographic and administrative area of the Church of Norway roughly equivalent to a parish. A prestegjeld can consist of one or many congregations...
in the Nordfjord deanery of the Diocese of Bjørgvin
Diocese of Bjørgvin
Bjørgvin Diocese is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers churches located in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The cathedral city is Bergen. Bergen Cathedral, formerly the Church of Saint Olaf, serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop...
.
The church at Frøyalandet was built after the last church at Grotle was torn down, and the name Bremanger church was carried over to this new church site. In 1952, after the church at Hauge had existed for 37 years, a change of names was finally decided. The church on the island of Frøya was named Frøya church, and the church at Bremangerpollen was given the name Bremanger church. The Frøya church is a "sokn" (sub-parish) church for the Frøya "sokn" and is also the main church in the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Bremanger.
The church, with a seating capacity of 400, was consecrated on 11 December 1865, by the Dean Johan Carl Christie. The architect was the painter artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
Anders Askevold from Askvoll
Askvoll
is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Askvoll....
. The church building was remodeled in 1933, 1940, and 1961. The altarpiece
Altarpiece
An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting. It is then called a diptych, triptych or polyptych for two,...
dates back to 1720 when it was used in the old church, located in Grotle.
External links
- http://www.bremangerkyrkja.no Bremanger Parish Website