Eidsberg Church

Eidsberg Church Eidsberg kirke Østfold-domen
Basic information
Location	Eidsberg, Norway
Affiliation	Protestant
Province	Østfold
Year consecrated	1250–60
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Deanery
Website	Official
Architectural description
Architect(s)	Paul Due (1881)
Architectural style	Neo Gothic
Groundbreaking	13th century
Specifications
Materials	Stone

Eidsberg Church (Norwegian: Eidsberg kirke or Østfold-domen) is a parish church located at Eidsberg in Østfold, Norway. The Church is located down to the river Glomma by the side of the County Road 124. Eidsberg Church is associated with the Østre Borgesyssel deanery of the Diocese of Borg.^[1]

Overview

Eidsberg church is consecrated to St. Olav and is the only one of the village's medieval churches to have been preserved. The church was constructed of stone and was probably built in the latter half of the 12th century in Romanesque style. During the period 1880 - 1881, an extensive reconstruction of the church was carried out. Architect Paul Due provided the design resulting in the church having a Neo-Gothic cruciform style. There was an additional restoration between 1959 - 1960. ^[2]

Tenor kirkeruin

The ruins of Tenor chapel (Tenor kirkeruin i Eidsberg) are located north of Eidsberg church. This medieval chapel was built of brick and macadam in the late 1200s as an annex to Eidsberg church. The chapel was closed in 1536 and stood deserted from about 1560. The chapel is mentioned in 1619 by Bishop Niels Simonsen Glostrup who says that the chapel is closed. As late as the early 1700s, most of the walls were still standing. The ruins were excavated between 1952 and 1956 by Bernt C. Lange and Håkon Christie. A new chapel was constructed during 1932.^[3][4]

Church Interior

Only the baptismal font dating from the 1200s retains the original medieval decor. It is of soapstone and shaped like a cup. The altar, the altarpiece and the pulpit ceiling are from the 1600s, while the rest of the decor is from the 1880s. The pulpit is made of oak from 1662, with figures of Christ and the Evangelists in portal fields. The altarpiece is a baroque style rendering of the Crucifixion.^[5]

Gallery

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  Church west portal
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  Statue of St. Olav
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  Church baptismal font
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  Church Tower
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  Church Pulpit
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  Old Church Bell
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  Church Altar
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  Eidsberg Church interior
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  Site of chapel ruins
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  Chapel from 1932

References

1. "Eidsberg kirke". Den Norske Kirke. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
2. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Eidsberg kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
3. "Tenor kirkeruin i Eidsberg". Riksantikvaren. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
4. "Håkon Christie". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
5. "Eidsberg kirkested". Riksantikvaren. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Other sources

• Pettersen, Tore Steinar (2008) Kirker i Østfold, Borg bispedømme (Tindlund Forlag, Fredrikstad) ISBN 978-82-92923-09-2.
• Rasmussen, Alf Henry ( 1993) Våre kirker. Norsk kirkeleksikon (Vanebo forlag, Kirkenær) ISBN 82-75-27022-7.

External links

• Church Official website

Coordinates: 59°31′12″N 11°15′27″E / 59.5199°N 11.2575°E