Byneset Church

Byneset Church
Byneset kirke
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63°21′21″N 10°06′57″E / 63.3558414627°N 10.11579975485°E / 63.3558414627; 10.11579975485
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)St. Michael's Church
(Sankt Michaelskirken)
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1140
DedicationSt. Michael
Consecratedc. 1180
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreakingc. 1140
Completedc. 1180
(844 years ago)
 (1180)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryHeimdal og Byåsen prosti
ParishByneset og Leinstrand
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83980

Byneset Church (Norwegian: Byneset kirke) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Byneset area of the city of Trondheim. 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. The white, plastered stone church was built in a long church design during the 12th century using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Byneset kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Byneset Church". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.