Os Church (Hordaland)

Os Church
Os kyrkje

View of the church
Os Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°11′14″N 5°28′06″E / 60.1872°N 5.4684°E / 60.1872; 5.4684Coordinates: 60°11′14″N 5°28′06″E / 60.1872°N 5.4684°E / 60.1872; 5.4684
Location Os, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Vangberg
Completed 1870
Specifications
Capacity 600
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Os
Deanery Fana prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Os Church (Norwegian: Os kyrkje) is the main parish church in Os municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Osøyro. The church is part of the Os parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1870 by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

History

The first church on this site was built in the Middle Ages. The church was probably a stave church and it was in existence since before the year 1306. That church was torn down and replaced in 1624. In 1869, that church was torn down and replaced with the present church building. 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Os kyrkje, Osøyro". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-08-09.


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