Rissa Church

Rissa Church (Norwegian: Rissa kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leira, just northeast of the village of Årnset. It is one of the churches for the Rissa parish which is part of the Fosen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The gray, stone church was built in a long church style in 1888 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm (1828-1898).[1] The church seats about 650 people.[2][3]

Rissa Church
Rissa kirke
View of the church
63.60587411°N 10.012420714°E / 63.60587411; 10.012420714
LocationIndre Fosen, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1888
Consecrated26 Oct 1888
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Carl J. Bergstrøm
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1888 (1888)
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryFosen prosti
ParishRissa
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85303

History
Rissa Church

The church for the Rissa parish was Rein Church for many centuries. In 1888, the parish decided to tear down the old church and to build a new church at Årnset, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of the old church. The new church would be called Rissa Church. This new church was built out of stone and it was consecrated on 26 October 1888. It has an entry porch with a tower on the west end and a choir flanked by two small sacristies on each side on the east end of the building. Later, in 1931, a new Rein Church was built on the site of the old church.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Eldal, Jens Christian. "Carl J. Bergstrøm". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "Rissa kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. "Rissa kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. "Rissa kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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