Herøy Church (Nordland)

Herøy Church (Norwegian: Herøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Silvalen on the island of Sør-Herøy. It is the main church for the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in the 12th century using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

Herøy Church
Herøy kirke
View of the church
65.97310085°N 12.2782967°E / 65.97310085; 12.2782967
LocationHerøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated12th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1150 (1150)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishHerøy
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84564

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was originally constructed during the second half of the 1100s. The church has a rectangular nave, a tower to the west, and a narrower choir with a semicircular apse. The choir and apse have a lower roof line than the nave. Research on the building has shown that the choir part is the oldest part of the existing building with the apse and nave built a little later. Originally, the current choir was the stone nave that was attached to a wooden building. The wood building was later torn down and the stone building was expanded. Over the years, the church fell into disrepair. During the early 1400s, the western wall of the church was taken down and the stone nave was shortened by about 4 metres (13 ft) and then a new wall was built. In 1879, the church was enlarged by doubling the length the nave (adding about 10 metres (33 ft) to the nave) and then a new west tower was added on the end of the new nave. In the 1960s, the church was thoroughly renovated by the architect John Egil Tverdahl.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Herøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. "Herøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. "Herøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Herøy kommune. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

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