Stiklestad Church
| Stiklestad Church | |
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| Stiklestad kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 63°47′49″N 11°33′36″E / 63.7969°N 11.5600°E | |
| Location | Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Archbishop Øystein Erlendsson |
| Completed | 1180 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 520 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Nidaros |
| Deanery | Sør-Innherad |
| Parish | Stiklestad |
Stiklestad Church (Norwegian: Stiklestad kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stiklestad. The church is part of the Stiklestad parish in the Sør-Innherad deanery in the Diocese of Nidaros. The stone church building was completed in 1180. It was designed by Archbishop Øystein Erlendsson and it seats about 520 people.
History
The church was built at the site of the Battle of Stiklestad. During the battle, St. Olaf received three severe wounds—in the knee, in the neck, and the final mortal blow through the heart—and died leaning against a large stone. The church building is assumed to have been erected on the exact spot where St. Olaf was killed during that battle and that stone is supposedly still inside the altar of the church.[1][2]
The Stiklestad Church is the namesake of the Stiklestad United Lutheran Church in Minnesota, United States, established by Norwegian emigrants in 1897.[3]
Gallery
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View of the church -
Another view of the exterior -
Front of the church (interior) -
Back of the church (interior) -
Altar -
Side entrance -
West entrance -
Wall mural
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See also
References
- ^ Verdal historielag. "Stiklestad kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Stiklestad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ Harvey, Tom (September 1979). "Minnesota Historic Properties Inventory Form: Stiklestad Church" (Document). National Park Service.
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