| Melhus Church | |
|---|---|
| Melhus kirke | |
| Gauldal Cathedral (Gauldalskatedralen) | |
 View of the church | |
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| 63°16′25″N 10°17′33″E / 63.273655036°N 10.2924647927°E | |
| Location | Melhus, Trøndelag |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Website | http://kirken.no/melhus |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Consecrated | 10 Nov 1892 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Carl Julius Bergstrøm |
| Architectural type | Cruciform |
| Style | Neo-Gothic |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
| Deanery | Gauldal prosti |
| Parish | Melhus |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 84936 |
Melhus Church (Norwegian: Melhus kirke), also known as "the Gauldal Cathedral", is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Melhus municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Storsand, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village of Melhus. It is the church for the Melhus parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The gray, stone church was built in a cruciform design in 1892 using plans drawn up by the architect Carl Julius Bergstrøm. The church seats about 500 people. The churchyard contains a cemetery.[1][2]
The church contains a controversial oil painting, which has been thought to be a portrait of Petter Dass.
- ^ "Melhus kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 January 2018.