Søre Ål Church

Søre Ål Church (Norwegian: Søre Ål kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the south part of the town of Lillehammer. It is the church for the Søre Ål parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The gray, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1964 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Søre Ål Church
Søre Ål kirke
View of the church
61°05′24″N 10°28′29″E
LocationLillehammer Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1964
Consecrated1964
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1964 (1964)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsConcrete and wood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishSøre Ål
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85048

History
View of the graveyard at the church

In the mid-20th century, the parish decided to build a cemetery at Søre Ål. The new cemetery was consecrated in 1953. Soon after, the parish decided to build a church at the cemetery site. Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen was hired to design the new church. It was built out of concrete and wood and it was completed in 1964. The altarpiece by Victor Sparre shows a thorn-crowned Christ head with a cross in the background. There is also a glass frieze, showing the eyes of God, along the altar wall.[3][4]

Søre Ål parish

Gårdsnummer 59-98 were included in this parish.[5] The attached KML file shows the church location and the farm locations in Gnr/Bnr format.

Template:Attached KML/Søre Ål Church
KML is not from Wikidata

See also

References
  1. "Søre Ål kirke, Lillehammer". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "Søre Ål kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "Søre Ål kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "Lillehammer annekssogn" (in Norwegian).

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