Vereide Church

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Vereide Church
Vereide kyrkje
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Vereide Church
Vereide Church (Norway)
61°48′28″N6°08′29″E / 61.8078°N 6.1413°E / 61.8078; 6.1413 Coordinates: 61°48′28″N6°08′29″E / 61.8078°N 6.1413°E / 61.8078; 6.1413
Location Gloppen Municipality,
Vestland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Previous denomination Catholic Church
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Foundedc. 1200
Events1631: Major renovation
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural type Long church
Completedc. 1200
Specifications
Capacity460
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Vereide
Deanery Nordfjord prosti
Diocese Bjørgvin

Vereide Church (Norwegian : Vereide kyrkje) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vereide, along the eastern coast of the Gloppefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Vereide parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1200 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 460 people. [1] [2]

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History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1303, but the church was not new at that time. It was likely built around the year 1200. This is the oldest surviving stone church in the Nordfjord region of Norway, and it was one of the original four churches built in the Nordfjord-Sunnfjord region (in addition to Eid Church, Kinn Church, and Askvoll Church). The church was extensively remodeled in 1631 and a few times since then. Larger windows were installed in 1861 and a wooden tower was added in 1879. In 1904, the long-disused medieval soapstone baptismal font was found and re-installed in the church. It is the only remaining item of medieval origin that is still in use in the church. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vereide kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Vereide kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  4. ↑ "Vereide kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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