Lygra Church

Lygra Church (Norwegian: Lygra kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Luro. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1892 using designs by the architect Peter Gabrielsen Spjotøy. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]

Lygra Church
Lygra kyrkje
View of the church
Lygra Church
Location of the church
Lygra Church
Lygra Church (Norway)
60.6888°N 5.1192°E / 60.6888; 5.1192
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Gabrielsen Spjotøy
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1892
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKnarvik
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84346

The church is surrounded by a cemetery. Notable burials at the cemetery include Ludvig Daae (1723–1786).

History

There has been a church on this island since the Middle Ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1321, but it was built before that time. The first church was likely a stave church. During the mid-1600s, the church received an extensive restoration due to its poor condition. In the early 1700s, the old stave church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed church. On 1 June 1772, the church burned down after being struck by lightning. A new church was built to replace it and the new church was consecrate exactly one year to the day after the fire. That church stood until 1892, when it was torn down to make room for the present church (the fourth church on the same site).[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Lygra kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. "Lygra kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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