Ænes Church
Ænes kyrkje
View of the church
60°05′26″N 6°06′48″E / 60.090516466147°N 6.113300174474°E / 60.090516466147; 6.113300174474
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1200
Consecratedc. 1200
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1200 (1200)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishÆnes
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85897

Ænes Church (Norwegian: Ænes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ænes. It is the church for the Ænes parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1200 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

History

The church at Ænes was first built in the late 12th century, around the year 1200. The stone church was constructed with a short, almost square nave measuring about 7.7 by 8.2 metres (25 ft × 27 ft) and a narrower, almost square choir measuring about 4.7 by 5.3 metres (15 ft × 17 ft). The church has Romanesque features which suggest that the building was built towards the end of the 12th century. The church is built of natural stone, covered with plaster. The walls are about 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) thick. The Barony Rosendal was established in 1678 and the church was given as part of the barony. In 1869, the church underwent a major renovation. The small, old church porch was torn down and replaced with a much larger wooden church porch and bell tower on the west end of the stone church. Also during this project the ceilings inside the church were replaced. The church was owned by the Barony from 1678 until 1901 when it was sold to the parish. After the parish gained ownership of the church, it was renovated and it received new floors. The church was again renovated in the 1950s, led by the architect Kristian Bjerknes.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ænes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ænes kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Ænes kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ænes kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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