Vereide Church

Vereide Church (Norwegian: Vereide kyrkje) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vereide, along the eastern coast of the Gloppefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Vereide parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1200 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 460 people.[1][2]

Vereide Church
Vereide kyrkje
View of the church
Vereide Church
Location of the church
Vereide Church
Vereide Church (Norway)
61.8078°N 6.1413°E / 61.8078; 6.1413
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Events1631: Major renovation
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1200
Specifications
Capacity460
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishVereide
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1303, but the church was not new at that time. It was likely built around the year 1200. This is the oldest surviving stone church in the Nordfjord region of Norway, and it was one of the original four churches built in the Nordfjord-Sunnfjord region (in addition to Eid Church, Kinn Church, and Askvoll Church). The church was extensively remodeled in 1631 and a few times since then. Larger windows were installed in 1861 and a wooden tower was added in 1879. In 1904, the long-disused medieval soapstone baptismal font was found and re-installed in the church. It is the only remaining item of medieval origin that is still in use in the church.[3][4]

  • Church location
  • Exterior
  • Front
  • Steeple
  • Church altar
  • Church interior
  • Church stonecross

See also

References
  1. "Vereide kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  3. "Vereide kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  4. "Vereide kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
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