Byneset Church
Byneset Church | |
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Byneset kirke | |
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63°21′21″N 10°06′57″E / 63.3558°N 10.1158°E | |
Location | Trondheim, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | St. Michaelskirken |
Status | Parish church |
Dedication | St. Michael |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Unknown |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | c. 1160 |
Completed | c. 1180 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 230 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros |
Deanery | Heimdal og Byåsen |
Parish | Byneset og Leinstrand |
Byneset Church (Norwegian: Byneset kirke) is a medieval church in the Byneset area of the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is one of the churches for the Byneset og Leinstrand parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[1]
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History
The white, stone church was consecrated as St. Michaelskirken and dedicated to the Archangel Michael. The year of consecration is not exactly known, but it is assumed that it was about 1180 during the time of Eysteinn Erlendsson (Øystein Erlendsson), Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nidaros. The same mason signatures on this building are also found at the Nidaros Cathedral, indicating that the same masons were used in the construction of both churches. The church is built of stone in a Romanesque style and is a long church design. The tower was built around the year 1650. In 1656, a church porch was constructed in front of the west gate. The church was renovated in 1811. The church seats about 230 people. [2] [3] [4] [5][6]
The baroque altarpiece dates from 1695 and is richly decorated depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus. When the church was restored in the 1960s, several late 15th century paintings were uncovered which featured the themes of the Seven deadly sins and Judgment Day.[7]
Gallery
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Exterior view
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Door into the church
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Exterior capital on a corner piller carving
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Mural of Judgment Day
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Mural of the Seven Deadly Sins
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Detail of altarpiece
See also
References
- ^ "Byneset Church". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "St. Michaelskirken på Stein". Byneset historielag. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ Audun Dybdahl. "Øystein Erlendsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Byneset kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ Odd Roger (2011-12-04). "Byneset kirke". Byneset Historielag. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ "Byneset kirke". Kunsthistorie. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
External links
Media related to Byneset Church at Wikimedia Commons