Frei Church

Frei Church
Frei kirke
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63°01′28″N 7°48′11″E / 63.0245632120°N 7.8031387925°E / 63.0245632120; 7.8031387925
LocationKristiansund Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated16 Sept 1897
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Norum
Architectural typeLong church
StyleDragestil
Completed1897 (127 years ago) (1897)
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseMøre bispedømme
DeaneryYtre Nordmøre prosti
ParishFrei
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84195

Frei Church (Norwegian: Frei kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nedre Frei on the southern shore of the island of Frei. It is the church for the Frei parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1897 by the architect Karl Norum. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Frei kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 May 2019.