Saint Jetmund Church

Saint Jetmund Church
Sankt Jetmund kyrkje
View of the church
Saint Jetmund Church Location in Møre og Romsdal county
62°02′24″N 5°31′10″E / 62.04°N 5.5194°ECoordinates: 62°02′24″N 5°31′10″E / 62.04°N 5.5194°E
Location	Vanylven Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	1150
Events	Rebuilt in 1957
Architecture
Status	Museum
Functional status	Inactive
Completed	1150
Closed	1864
Specifications
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Vanylven
Deanery	Søre Sunnmøre prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Møre

Saint Jetmund Church (Norwegian: Sankt Jetmund kyrkje) is a former parish church in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The marble and stone church was built in 1150 and torn down in 1864 when it was replaced by the newly built Vanylven Church in nearby Slagnes. St. Jetmund Church was located in the village of Åheim, along the inner part of the Vanylvsfjorden.^[1][2]

The church was named after St. Jetmund, an English saint that is known as St. Edmund in English. He was a medieval King of England who had been in Åheim and (according to legend) founded the church. He was killed by Vikings and later made a saint.^[3]

Reconstruction

The old church was torn down in 1864 and the stone was reused around the area in other buildings. In 1957, it was decided to rebuild the old church on its old foundations using the old plans of the church. Many of the original stones were reclaimed and reused in the new church. The new church is now a museum. The church is part of the Vanylven parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "St. Jetmund kyrkje, Vanylven". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
3. "St. Jetmund kyrkje, Åheim" (in Norwegian). Vanylven kommune. Retrieved 2013-08-24.