Grindheim Church (Agder)

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Grindheim Church
Grindheim kirke
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Grindheim Church (Agder)
58°26′15″N7°25′00″E / 58.437528°N 07.416756°E / 58.437528; 07.416756 Coordinates: 58°26′15″N7°25′00″E / 58.437528°N 07.416756°E / 58.437528; 07.416756
Location Lyngdal Municipality,
Agder
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated 1783
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Cruciform
Completed1783;238 years ago (1783)
Specifications
Capacity250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Grindheim
Deanery Lister og Mandal prosti
Diocese Agder og Telemark
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID 84425

Grindheim Church (Norwegian : Grindheim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lyngdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grindheim. It is the church for the Grindheim parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1783 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people. [1] [2]

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View of the church around the year 1900. Grindheim kirke, Vest-Agder - Riksantikvaren-T207 01 0007.jpg
View of the church around the year 1900.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1425, but the church was not new that year. The old medieval church was torn down in 1783 and replaced with a new building on the same site. [3] In 1791, the church interior was decorated with rosemåling by Tore Asbjørnson Risøyne. In 1898, the decorations were painted over, because it was felt that the congregation spent too much time looking at them during services. In 1941, the decorations were uncovered as part of a major restoration project. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grindheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Grindheim kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Grindheim Church". VisitSørlandet.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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