| Stødle Church | |
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| Stødle kyrkje | |
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| 59°40′23″N5°57′57″E / 59.673077092531°N 5.965747833251°E /59.673077092531; 5.965747833251 | |
| Location | Etne,Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1160 |
| Consecrated | c. 1160 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | c. 1160 (865 years ago) (1160) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 245 |
| Materials | Stone and wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Parish | Etne |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84992 |
Stødle Church (Norwegian:Stødle kyrkje) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inEtne Municipality inVestland county,Norway. It is located in the village ofEtnesjøen. It is one of the churches for the Etneparish which is part of theSunnhordland prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone and wood church was built in along church design in 1160 using plans drawn up by an unknownarchitect. The church has been renovated and expanded several times over the centuries, and it currently seats about 245 people.[1][2]
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but the church was not new that year. The original stone church had a rectangularnave and a narrower, rectangularchancel. This building was likely built around the year 1160. It is believed that the church may have originally been a private church for the family ofErling Skakke, a NorwegianJarl, who lived in Stødle during the 12th century.[3][4][5]
In the early 1600s (possibly in 1615), the old stone church was enlarged by adding a newstave church wooden addition to the west end of the building. The new addition became the new nave. The old nave was then redesigned as achoir and the old choir became asacristy. In 1690, the old wooden nave was torn down and a new, largertimber-framed nave was built on the same site. This construction project was built by Askild Tepstad and Erik Eide.[3][4][5]
The church was purchased by J.F. Tuchsen during theNorwegian church sale in 1723, when the King sold many churches to pay for the expenses from theGreat Northern War. After several different private owners, the church was purchased by the parish in 1860 and was no longer privately owned. In 1879, a newchurch porch with a tower above it was built on the west end of the building. In 1957–1958, the church underwent a major renovation, which included widening thechurch porch located under the tower to add asacristy and a bathroom.[3][4][5]
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