Fon Church
Fon Church (Norwegian: Fon kirke) is a church in the village of Fon in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The church is made of stone and built in the Romanesque style. It is a long church (Norwegian: langkirke) dating from the 12th century. It can accommodate 130 people. [1] [2]
| Fon Church | |
|---|---|
Fon kirke | |
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  Fon Church Location in Vestfold og Telemark  Fon Church Fon Church (Norway) | |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination |  |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1100 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 130 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fon |
| Deanery | Nord-Jarlsberg |
| Diocese | Diocese of Tunsberg |
The church has undergone major changes throughout the ages. The church's bell tower was built in 1839, and it had an older bell tower before this. The church has a pulpit dating from 1603 and an altarpiece from 1633. There are two church bells at Fon Church; both of them were cast at the Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry in Sem. The church's oldest bell is on display at the Olsen Nauen Bell Museum. The baptismal font was gifted to the church in 1714. [3] [4] [5]
Fon Church is part of the rural landscape in Fon, Norway
References
- Nina Aldin Thune Store norske leksikon: Fon kirke
- Sten Lundbo. "Fon – sogn i Vestfold". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- "Den norske kirke: Re kirkelige fellesråds. Fon kirke". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- Kirkesøk: Fon kirke
- "Den norske kirke: Re kirkelige fellesråds. Fon kirke". Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
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