Eid Church (Kvinnherad)

Eid Church (Norwegian: Eid kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidsvik. It is one of the two churches for the Fjelberg og Eid parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1824 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]

Eid Church
Eid kyrkje
View of the church
Eid Church
Location of the church
Eid Church
Eid Church (Norway)
59.7871°N 5.6944°E / 59.7871; 5.6944
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1824
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1824
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFjelberg og Eid
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84064

History

There has been a church at Eidsvik since the Middle Ages (possibly the 13th century) due to its proximity to the Halsnøy Abbey. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1337, but it was in use long before that time.[3] In 1668, the old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed, cruciform building. In 1724, the local parish priest, Erland Michelsen, purchased the church from the Crown. Later, the church was bought by the local parish. In 1824 when it was torn down and a new church was built just a few meters to the east of the previous building's location. The new church was consecrated the same year by the Bishop Jacob Neumann. The present church has been renovated twice: in 1891-1893 and again in 1952–1953.[4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Eid kyrkje, Kvinnherad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Eid kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. "Eid kyrkjestad I" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. "Eid kyrkjestad II" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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