Feios Church

Feios Church (Norwegian: Feios kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Feios, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is the church for the Feios parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1866 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

Feios Church
Feios kyrkje
View of the church
Feios Church
Location of the church
Feios Church
Feios Church (Norway)
61.1492°N 6.7600°E / 61.1492; 6.7600
LocationVik Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated12 December 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1866
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFeios
DeanerySogn prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1322, but the church was not new that year. The first church was likely a stave church. Over the centuries, the church was renovated, but in 1866, the church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 12 December 1866 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The church interior has a Swiss chalet style.[3][4]

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See also

References
  1. "Feios kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Feios kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  4. "Feios kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
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