Vanse Church | |
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Vanse kirke | |
58°06′02″N 6°41′37″E / 58.1006°N 06.6936°E | |
Location | Farsund Municipality, Agder |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website | listamenighet.no |
History | |
Former name(s) | Lista kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Events | Rebuilt in 13th century Rebuilt in 1849 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1037 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 850 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
Deanery | Lister og Mandal prosti |
Parish | Lista |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85763 |
Vanse Church (Norwegian: Vanse kirke; historic: Lista kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Farsund Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vanse. It is the main church for the Lista parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a cruciform design around the year 1037 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The medieval church was rebuilt and expanded in the 12th century and then again in the mid-19th century. The church currently seats about 850 people.[1][2]