Vikebygd Church

Vikebygd Church
Vikebygd kyrkje
View of the church
59°35′29″N5°35′13″E / 59.591314°N 5.586874°E / 59.591314; 5.586874
Location	Vindafjord Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Consecrated	1937
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1937(87 years ago) (1937)
Specifications
Materials	Stone
Administration
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Deanery	Haugaland prosti
Parish	Vikebygd
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Protected
ID	85839

Vikebygd Church (Norwegian : Vikebygd kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikebygd. It is the church for the Vikebygd parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1937 using designs by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The first church at Vikebygd was built in the Middle Ages and it was first mentioned in historical records in 1315. That church was most likely a stave church. The original church was torn down in 1682 and replaced with a timber-framed church on the same site. This second church eventually needed replacing and in 1872 a new church was built near the old one, but somewhat closer to the fjord. The new church was designed by the architect Ole Vangberg and it was consecrated on 16 October 1872 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. After the new church was in use, the old church was torn down and the materials sold off in 1873. ^[3]

On 16 April 1926, the church at Vikebygd burned down. The church was quickly rebuilt in a style reminiscent of the old stave churches, designed by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. This new (4th) church was consecrated on 11 July 1928 by the Bishop Peter Hognestad. Sadly, this new church was very short-lived. A fire claimed this church on 8 December 1930, just about two and a half years after its completion. A few years later in 1937, a new church was built by the same architect, but it was built about 70 metres (230 ft) up the hill from the fjord where the old church was previously located. The new stone church was consecrated by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Vikebygd kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
3. "Vikebygd kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. "Vikebygd kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 8 August 2015.