Os Church (Vestland)

Os Church (Norwegian: Os kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Osøyro. It is one of the two churches for the Os parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1870 using designs by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Os Church
Os kyrkje
View of the church
Os Church
Location of the church
Os Church
Os Church (Norway)
60.1872°N 5.4684°E / 60.1872; 5.4684
LocationBjørnafjorden,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Vangberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1870
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishOs
DeaneryFana prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85246

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1306, but the church was already built in that year. The first church on this site was probably a stave church. That church was torn down and replaced in 1624 by a timber-framed building. In 1869, that church was torn down and a new church (which is still in use) was built just to the southwest of the old church. There are several artifacts in the present church that are from some of the previous churches including the baptismal font, candlesticks, church bell, and pulpit.[3][4]

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See also

References
  1. "Os kirke, Osøyro". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "Os kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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