Vigra Church

Vigra Church (Norwegian: Vigra kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vigra, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Roald. It is the church for the Vigra parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1894 by the architect Gabriel Smith. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Vigra Church
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62.5635°N 6.0767°E / 62.5635; 6.0767
Location	Giske Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Gabriel Smith
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1894
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vigra
Deanery	Nordre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432, but the church was not new at that time. The original Vigra Church was a stave church that was located in the village of Roald, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the present day site of the church. Very little is known about this old medieval stave church, except that it existed until 1756 when it was struck by lightning and burned down. A new timber-framed, cruciform church was constructed on the same site in 1756. Over time, the new church was deemed to be too small, so a new church needed to be built. This time, it was decided to move the site of the church to the central part of the island, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southwest. So, on 7 October 1892, a foundation stone was laid for the new church on the new site. On 24 January 1894, the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef consecrated the new building for use and the old church building in Roald was torn down shortly thereafter. The cost of the 1894 church was 26,500 kr.[3][4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Vigra kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
3. "Vigra kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Giske kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
4. "Vigra kyrkjestad / Vigra kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
5. "Vigra gamle kirkested - Kyrkjehaugen på Roald" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-08-08.

[[Category:Churches completed in 1894]