Old Veøy Church

Old Veøy Church
Veøy gamle kyrkje

View of the church
Old Veøy Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Old Veøy Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°40′28″N 7°25′40″E / 62.6745°N 7.4278°E / 62.6745; 7.4278Coordinates: 62°40′28″N 7°25′40″E / 62.6745°N 7.4278°E / 62.6745; 7.4278
Location Molde Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Preserved museum
Completed c. 1200
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Røvik og Veøy
Deanery Molde domprosti
Diocese Diocese of Møre

Old Veøy Church (Norwegian: Veøy gamle kyrkje) is a historic parish church in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Veøya. The church is part of the Røvik og Veøy parish in the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The church seats about 400 people.[1]

History

The white, stone church was built around the year 1200. The church was located on Veøya due to the importance of the great Romsdalsfjorden during the Viking Age. The church was used for centuries until 1901 when a royal decree was handed down to discontinue its active use. The church continued to be used until 1907 when the new Veøy Church was built on the mainland. The new church was located there so that residents of the parish could more easily reach the church. The old church is now preserved as a historic site and it is no longer regularly used. The church is now jointly owned by the parish, the municipality, and the Romsdal Museum.[2]

Jonas Lied donated ⅓ of his wealth to the renovation of the old church.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Veøy gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  2. ↑ "Veøy gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Molde Kirkelige Fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-05-18.



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