Vestre Moland Church
Vestre Moland Church (Norwegian: Vestre Moland kirke) is a parish church in the village of Møglestu in Lillesand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The church is part of the Lillesand parish in the Vest-Nedenes deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. [1] [2]
| Vestre Moland Church | |
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| Vestre Moland kirke | |
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| Location | Vestre Moland, Lillesand, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Style | Cruciform |
| Completed | c. 1150 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Lillesand |
| Deanery | Vest-Nedenes prosti |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
The white, stone church was built around the year 1150 with design by an unknown architect. The church was extended into a cruciform design in 1797 and it seats about 350 people. The altarpiece with a painting from ca 1630 is by German painter Gottfried Hendtzschel. The pulpit is from 1660.[3] [4]
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- "Vestre Moland kirke". agderkultur.no. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- "Vestre Moland - sogn". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
- "Vestre Moland kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
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