Venabygd Church
Venabygd Church is a cross church from 1780 with a tower in the center of the cross[1] in Lillehammer municipality, Innlandet county.
| Venabygd Church | |
|---|---|
Venabygd kirke | |
 Venabygd Church | |
  Venabygd Church Location in Innlandet  Venabygd Church Venabygd Church (Norway) | |
| Location | Lillehammer |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1780 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Timber |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Sør-Gudbrandsdal |
| Diocese | Hamar |
History
The oldest church in this area was built sometime before 1580. It decayed rather quickly. In 1702 the foundation stones were moved to a new site and a new church was built. It was dedicated in 1757. For some unknown reason the current church replaced the old one in 1780.[2][3]
References
- Church Search (in Norwegian)
- Transcript from audio tapes about churches in Venabygd(in Norwegian)
- Cultural Heritage Search (in Norwegian)
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