Onarheim Church

Onarheim Church (Norwegian: Onarheim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Onarheim on the southeastern side of the island of Tysnesøya. It is the church for the Onarheim parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Askeland from Radøy. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Onarheim Church
Onarheim kirke
View of the church
59°56′49″N 5°37′38″E
LocationTysnes, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated7 July 1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Askeland
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1893 (1893)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishOnarheim
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85219

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1327, but the church was not new that year. The first church at Onarheim was a stone church that was probably built in the late 1100s. The church had a rectangular (nearly square) nave that measured about 11.9 by 10 metres (39 ft × 33 ft) and a narrower, rectangular chancel. At some point before 1686, the old stone chancel was torn down and replaced with a new wooden chancel on the same location. The church was sold into private ownership in 1723. In 1819–1820, the church was in disrepair, so it was completely renovated and rebuilt. The entire stone nave was demolished and rebuilt and the choir was heavily renovated. In 1862, the municipality of Tysnes bought back the church from private ownership. As the population of the parish increased, the church eventually became too small, so in 1893, the whole church was torn down and a new wooden long church was built on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 7 July 1893 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Onarheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "Onarheim kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "Onarheim kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. Lidén, Hans-Emil; Hoff, Anne Marta. "Onarheim kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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