Byneset Church

Byneset Church (Norwegian: Byneset kirke) is a medieval church in the Byneset area of the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is one of the churches for the Byneset og Leinstrand parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.[1]

Byneset Church
Byneset kirke
View of the church
Byneset Church
Location of the church
Byneset Church
Byneset Church (Norway)
63.3558°N 10.1158°E / 63.3558; 10.1158
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)St. Michaelskirken
StatusParish church
DedicationSt. Michael
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreakingc. 1160
Completedc. 1180
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishByneset og Leinstrand
DeaneryHeimdal og Byåsen
DioceseNidaros

History

The white, stone church was consecrated as St. Michaelskirken and dedicated to the Archangel Michael. The year of consecration is not exactly known, but it is assumed that it was about 1180 during the time of Eysteinn Erlendsson (Øystein Erlendsson), Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nidaros. The same mason signatures on this building are also found at the Nidaros Cathedral, indicating that the same masons were used in the construction of both churches. The church is built of stone in a Romanesque style and is a long church design. The tower was built around the year 1650. In 1656, a church porch was constructed in front of the west gate. The church was renovated in 1811. The church seats about 230 people. [2] [3] [4] [5][6]

The baroque altarpiece dates from 1695 and is richly decorated depicting the Crucifixion of Jesus. When the church was restored in the 1960s, several late 15th century paintings were uncovered which featured the themes of the Seven deadly sins and Judgment Day.[7]

  • Church Altarpiece (1695)
  • Exterior view
  • Door into the church
  • Exterior capital on a corner piller carving
  • Mural of Judgment Day
  • Mural of the Seven Deadly Sins
  • Detail of altarpiece

See also

References
  1. "Byneset Church". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
  2. "St. Michaelskirken på Stein". Byneset historielag. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. Audun Dybdahl. "Øystein Erlendsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. "Byneset kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  6. Odd Roger (2011-12-04). "Byneset kirke". Byneset Historielag. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  7. "Byneset kirke". Kunsthistorie. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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