Hyllestad Church

Hyllestad Church (Norwegian: Hyllestad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hyllestad. It is one of the three churches for the Hyllestad parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1879 using designs by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Hyllestad Church

Not to be confused with Hylestad Stave Church or Hylestad Church.

Hyllestad Church
Hyllestad kyrkje
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61.1692°N 5.2922°E / 61.1692; 5.2922
Location	Hyllestad Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	c. 14th century
Consecrated	23 November 1880
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Johannes Henrik Nissen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1880
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hyllestad
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1322. The original building was likely a stave church and it was located at the Hyllestad farm, about 600 metres (0.37 mi) northeast of the present location at the foot of the mountain Kyrkjefjellet ("the church mountain"). The exact date of the original construction is not known, but the baptismal font in the church is dated from the 12th century, so it is possible the church was built at that time. In 1681, the old building was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed building. The new church had a nave that measured 12 by 9 metres (39 ft × 30 ft) and a choir that measured 4.5 by 6 metres (15 ft × 20 ft). The church had a tower attached as well. In 1720, the church received a new tower spire.[3][4]

By the mid- to late-1800s, the space at the old church site and cemetery was too small and could not be exanded. In 1880, a new church site was chosen at Myklebust, a little to the south of the old church site (where the present village of Hyllestad is located). The old church was torn down and the cemetery and stone fence that encircled the yard were left in place, but it was no longer used.[3][4]

The new Hyllestad Church is a wooden, basilica church. The building was consecrated on 23 November 1880.[5][6]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Hyllestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
3. "Hyllestad gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
4. Borgen Førsund, Finn. "Hyllestad gamle kyrkjegard" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
5. Borgen Førsund, Finn. "Hyllestad kyrkje og kyrkjegard" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
6. "Hyllestad kyrkjestad / Hyllestad kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.