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
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59.7871°N 5.6944°E / 59.7871; 5.6944
Location	Kvinnherad, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Consecrated	1824
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unknown
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1824
Specifications
Capacity	180
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Fjelberg og Eid
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	84064

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

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

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.