Lade Church

Lade Church (Norwegian: Lade Kirke) is a parish church in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Lade neighborhood in the city of Trondheim, just southeast of Korsvika and east of Ladehammeren. It is the church for the Lade parish which is part of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was built in a long church style around the year 1190. The church seats about 160 people. The nave is 16.5 by 10.7 metres (54 ft × 35 ft) and the choir is 7.1 by 7.4 metres (23 ft × 24 ft). The altarpiece dates back to 1709 when it was received as a gift from Ellen Rovert from the nearby Lade Gård estate.[1][2]

Lade Church
Lade kirke
View of the church
Lade Church
Location of the church
Lade Church
Lade Church (Norway)
63.4462°N 10.4387°E / 63.4462; 10.4387
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1190
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishLade
DeaneryNidaros domprosti
DioceseNidaros

Lade Church is believed to be one of Norway's oldest stone churches. Nobody knows exactly when it was built, but around the year 1190 was when it was first put into use. The current church is assumed to be the successor of two other churches, which are believed to have been one stone church and one stave church. During the wars with Sweden and later during World War II, the church was used as a food stock. There is actually a swastika inscribed in a stone in the wall near the altar.[3]

  • Door to the church
  • Entrance to the church
  • Back of the church
  • Churchyard
  • View of the back
  • Cemetery
  • Exterior view (c. 1925)
  • Exterior view (c. 1925)
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See also
  • List of churches in Trøndelag

References
  1. "Lade kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. Lade menighet. "Lade kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-03-25.
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