Kvernes Stave Church

Kvernes Stave Church (Norwegian: Kvernes stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The old church sits along the Kvernesfjorden in the village of Kvernes, just to the north of the Kvernes Church, the present church for the parish. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular stave church style sometime during the first half of the 14th century.[1][2][3]

Kvernes stavkyrkje
Kvernes Stave Church
Kvernes stavkyrkje
View of the church
Kvernes Stave Church
Location of the church
Kvernes Stave Church
Kvernes Stave Church (Norway)
63.0053°N 7.72194°E / 63.0053; 7.72194
LocationAverøy Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1300-1350
Architecture
Functional statusMuseum
Architectural typeStave church
Closed1894
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKvernes
DeaneryYtre Nordmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The stave church was probably built during the first half of the 14th century. The church is a single-nave church of the "Møre"-type, characterized by central posts in the external wall and crossbeams. The small nave measures only 16 by 7.5 metres (52 by 25 ft) and the choir is only 7 by 7.5 metres (23 by 25 ft), making it one of the smallest stave churches in existence. When the church was rebuilt in 1633, the front door was moved from the nave's west side to the south side. [4][5][6]

In 1776 it was rebuilt, and again in 1810 to add a steeple. In 1894, it was put up for sale and was bought by a group of individuals who donated it as a gift to Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments.[7][8]

  • Altar and altarpiece
  • Altar
  • Side view of the church
  • East end of the church
  • Baptismal font

See also
  • List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References
  1. "Kvernes stavkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  3. Nina Aldin Thune. "Kvernes stavkirke" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  4. "Kvernes Stave Church". Fortidsminneforeningen. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  5. "Kvernes Stavkirke" (in Norwegian). Averøy kommune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
  6. "Kvernes stavkirke" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  7. Jensenius, Jørgen H. "Kvernes". Stavkirke.info. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. "Kvernes stavkirke". Kunsthistorie. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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