Feda Church

Feda Church (Norwegian: Feda kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinesdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Feda, on the shore of the Fedafjorden. It is the church for the Feda parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in an empire style cruciform design in 1802 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2][3]

Feda Church
Feda kirke
View of the church
58.2629°N 06.8199°E / 58.2629; 06.8199
LocationKvinesdal Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th-century
Consecrated1802
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleEmpire style
Completed1802 (1802)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFeda
DeaneryLister og Mandal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84119

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1302, but the church likely existed prior to that time. The medieval church was probably a stave church. In 1593, the old church was torn down and a new timber-framed church with a rectangular nave and a narrower, rectangular chancel. In 1800, the old church was torn down and construction began on a new cruciform church on the same site as the previous building. The new building was consecrated in 1802. In the 1850s, the church received new 2nd floor gallery seating, a new pulpit, an altarpiece, and a baptismal font. In 1854, the cemetery was expanded by 900 square metres (0.22 acres).[4]

See also

References
  1. "Feda kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Feda kirke" (in Norwegian). Kvinesdal kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. "Feda kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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