Talgje Church

Talgje Church
Talgje kirke

View of the church
Talgje Church
Location in Rogaland county
59°06′23″N 5°50′29″E / 59.1063°N 5.8414°E / 59.1063; 5.8414Coordinates: 59°06′23″N 5°50′29″E / 59.1063°N 5.8414°E / 59.1063; 5.8414
Location Finnøy, Rogaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Unknown
Completed c. 1100
Specifications
Capacity 130
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Talgje
Deanery Tungenes prosti
Diocese Diocese of Stavanger

Talgje Church (Norwegian: Talgje kirke) is a parish church in Finnøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Talgje. The church is part of the Talgje parish in the Tungenes deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The stone church was built around the year 1100. It seats about 130 people. The church was built as part of a large estate on Talgje. The estate was owned by old Norwegian nobility throughout the middle ages. Gaute Erlingsson owned the estate for a time. The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Talgje kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2016-01-15.


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