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Sula Chapel ( no, Sula kapell) is a parish church of the
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was likely first established during the 12th century. The first church on the site was a small, wooden stave church located about east of the present church site. The church existed on the island for several centuries. The church originally had few or no windows or tower, but it did have a , an opening in the roof of a building to let smoke out of the fireplace and light in. In 1702, the church underwent extensive renovations including the replacement of windows, rafters, beams, and floors, as well as the tarring of the wooden shingles on the roof.
In 1740, a royal resolution was handed down that approved the closing of the chapel on Sula and moving the church site to Sletten on the northeast shore of the main island of Frøya. It wasn't until 1754 that the church in Sula was dismantled, shipped to Sletten, and then rebuilt on the new site with a
Church of Norway
The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. The church b ...
in Frøya municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the island of Sula. It is one of several churches for the Frøya parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti
This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese.
Administrati ...
(deanery
A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...
) in the Diocese of Nidaros
Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg ...
. The white, wooden church was built in a long church
Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...
design in 1925 using plans drawn up by the architect Martin Pettersen. The church seats about 200 people.
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1589, but the church was likely first established during the 12th century. The first church on the site was a small, wooden stave church located about east of the present church site. The church existed on the island for several centuries. The church originally had few or no windows or tower, but it did have a , an opening in the roof of a building to let smoke out of the fireplace and light in. In 1702, the church underwent extensive renovations including the replacement of windows, rafters, beams, and floors, as well as the tarring of the wooden shingles on the roof.
In 1740, a royal resolution was handed down that approved the closing of the chapel on Sula and moving the church site to Sletten on the northeast shore of the main island of Frøya. It wasn't until 1754 that the church in Sula was dismantled, shipped to Sletten, and then rebuilt on the new site with a long church
Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...
design and known as Sletta Church. The newly rebuilt church was consecrated
Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service. The word ''consecration'' literally means "association with the sacred". Persons, places, or things can be consecrated, and the term is used in various ways by different grou ...
on 4 September 1755.
After the old church was moved, the cemetery on the old site remained in use until 1849 when it was closed. Many years later in 1925, a chapel was built on the site of the old church. There was no church here from 1755 until 1925. The chapel was built about west of the old church site, just below the Sula Lighthouse
Sula Lighthouse ( no, Sula fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Sula. The lighthouse was originally built here in 1793 and another in 1804. The c ...
. The new building is a wooden long church
Church building in Norway began when Christianity was established there around the year 1000. The first buildings may have been post churches erected in the 10th or 11th century, but the evidence is inconclusive. For instance under Urnes Stave C ...
with a two-story extension on the west end which houses a meeting house on the second floor.
See also
*List of churches in Nidaros
This list of churches in Nidaros is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Nidaros which covers all of Trøndelag county in Norway. The list is divided into several sections, one for each deanery in the diocese.
Administrati ...
References
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