Frue Church

Frue Church or Hetland Church (Norwegian: Frue kirke/Hetlandskirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Storhaug in the centre of the city of Stavanger. It is one of the two churches for the St. Johannes parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in the long church style in 1854 using designs by the architect Hans Hansen Kaas. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

View of the church
Frue Church
Frue kirke
Hetlandskirken
View of the church
58.968150°N 5.741102°E / 58.968150; 5.741102
LocationStavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hetland Church
StatusParish church
Founded1854
Consecrated1854
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Hansen Kaas
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1854 (1854)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryStavanger domprosti
ParishSt. Johannes
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84207

The church was originally built as the main church for the old municipality of Hetland and it was known as Hetland Church, but after it was merged into the city of Stavanger, the church has been officially known as Frue Church, however the old name is still in use.

See also

References

  1. "Frue kirke (Hetlandskirken)". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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