Frydendal Church

Frydendal Church (Norwegian: Frydendal kirke) is a parish church in Risør municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the town of Risør. It is the church for the Risør parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1879 by the architect Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 300 people. Prior to 2006, the church was called Ytre Søndeled Church and it was part of the Ytre Søndeled parish. In 2006, the Ytre Søndeled parish was merged into the Risør parish and the church was renamed Frydendal Church.[1][2]

Frydendal Church
Frydendal kirke
View of the church
Frydendal Church
Location in of the church
Frydendal Church
Frydendal Church (Norway)
58.7172°N 09.2088°E / 58.7172; 09.2088
LocationRisør, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Ytre Søndeled Church
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-gothic basilica
Completed1879
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishRisør
DeaneryAust-Nedenes prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

History

The saga of Olav Trygvasson talks about a church in Søndelef in Visedal an old name for the prestegjeld of Gjerstad. The church is mentioned in several historical documents dating back to the 1200s. The churches in Søndeled, Vegårshei, and Gjerstad were all part of the same parish based in Gjerstad until 1745 when Søndeled (which included Risør was separated to form its own prestegjeld. In 1877, Søndeled and Risør were split into two parishes. The town had Risør Church and the rest remained in Søndeled. The large parish of Søndeled was split into two parts and a new church was built in Frydendal, just outside the town of Risør. The old church was renamed Indre Søndeled (meaning "inner" - further from the ocean) and the new church was named Ytre Søndeled (meaning "outer" - closer to the ocean). The new church was designed by Henrik Nissen from Kristiania, and it was designed in a neo-gothic basilica style. The church cost 41,884 kr to complete at that time. The new church was consecrated on 20 August 1879 by the priest from Søndeled Church, H.A. Arnesen, since the Bishop Jørgen Moe was ill.[3][4]

  • Front of the church
  • Side of the church
  • View of the church at night
  • Alternate view
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See also

References
  1. "Frydendal kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. Nenseter, Bjarne Karsten (1994). På kirkevandring i Aust-Agder (in Norwegian). Arendal trykkeri. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.
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