Fåvang stave church

Fåvang Church
Fåvang kirke
Basic information
Location Fåvang in Oppland
Affiliation Church of Norway
Rite Lutheran
Year consecrated September 9, 1951
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Active
Status Parish Church
Architectural description
Architectural style Stave church
Completed ca. 1300
Materials Wood


Fåvang stave church (Fåvang stavkyrkje) is a parish church located south of the village of Fåvang in Ringebu municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The church is situated in the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. Fåvang church is an active parish church in the Ringebu parish of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti within the Diocese of Hamar.[1][2][3]

History

Fåvang stave church is built of wood and was first constructed ca. 1300. During the period 1627-1630, Fåvang church was rebuilt and extended with parts of the material from an 11th-century stave church within the valley of Gudbrandsdal. Consequently the oldest parts can date back to about 1150-1250. By tradition the reconstruction was supervised by master-builder Werner Olsen (ca. 1600-1682), who was also responsible for reconstruction of Ringebu Stave Church and Lom Stave Church. [4]

The church has a number of historic furnishings. Among other things the church has votives from 1684-1694. The altar and pulpit are of Renaissance style, both dated to the 17th century. A painting of the Christ Child is from 1732.[5]

The church has been through several reconstructions. It was restored during the period 1949 to 1951 under the direction of architect Jens Gram Dunker. The church was re-consecrated on September 9, 1951. Because it has been so extensively modified, it is often not counted among Norwegian stave churches. [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Fåvang kirke". Den norske kirke. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sokneprest i Ringebu, Fåvang og Venabygd". Hamar bispedømme. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Fåvang sokn i Ringebu prestegjeld". Arkivverket Digitalarkivet. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Kåre Hosar. "Werner Olsen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Fåvang kirkested". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Elisabeth Seip. "Jens Dunker". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Stavkirker i Oppland". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved October 1, 2017.

Other sources

  • Alf Henry Rasmussen (1993) Våre kirker (Vanebo Fagpresse AS) ISBN 9788275270229

Coordinates: 61°25′37″N 10°13′13″E / 61.42694°N 10.22028°E / 61.42694; 10.22028

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