Fridalen Church

Summary

Fridalen Church (Norwegian: Fridalen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Fridalen neighborhood in the borough of Årstad in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Fridalen parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a rectangular style in 1937 using designs by the architect Peter Andersen. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Fridalen Church
Fridalen kirke
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60°21′46″N 5°21′22″E / 60.362908732267°N 5.356183648109°E / 60.362908732267; 5.356183648109
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1937
Consecrated6 May 1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Andersen
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1937 (87 years ago) (1937)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryBergensdalen prosti
ParishFridalen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84200

History edit

Construction on the new Fridalen Church took place in 1936-1937, just before the outbreak of World War II. The building was designed by Peter Andersen. It is built of plastered and whitewashed masonry and has a rectangular floor plan with a nave in the north and a choir in the south. The new building was consecrated on 6 May 1937. In 1952–1962, the choir area was enlarged, including a new sacristy and office area.[3][4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Fridalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Fridalen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Fridalen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.