Talgje Church

Talgje Church (Norwegian: Talgje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Talgje. It is one of the two churches for the Talgje parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The old, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1100 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 126 people.[1][2] The church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Talgje Church
Talgje kyrkje
View of the church
59.10627°N 5.84148°E / 59.10627; 5.84148
LocationStavanger,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1140
DedicationVirgin Mary
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1140
Specifications
Capacity126
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
DeaneryTungenes prosti
ParishTalgje
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85069

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1280, but the church was likely built around the year 1140. The church was located on the farm Garå or Gardå on the island of Talgje. The church has a rectangular nave and a narrower, rectangular chancel with a stone apse. Originally, the church probably had a tower on the west end. 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.[3]

During a renovation and restoration in 1870, the south portal of the nave was moved to a newly built porch in the west and made wider. The chancel arch is the only one in Rogaland that is still intact. Before the restoration, there was a long runic inscription on the south wall that told who had the church built and that a charitable foundation had also been established, probably a hospital. Until 1840, the ruins of a rectangular stone building, possibly from the 13th century, were located just east of the church and they may have been (2nd generation of) such a hospital.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Talgje kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. "Talgje kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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