Frei Church

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 was built to replace an older building dating back to 1766. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Frei Church
Frei kirke
View of the church
Frei Church Location of the church Frei Church Frei Church (Norway)
63.0244°N 7.8026°E
Location	Kristiansund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	15th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Karl Norum
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1897
Specifications
Capacity	420
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Frei
Deanery	Ytre Nordmøre prosti
Diocese	Møre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1432. In the middle of the 1600s, the church was described as a stave church. It was renovated in 1665. In October 1766, the church was struck by lightning and it burned down. The church was rebuilt in a timber-framed cruciform design. That church was torn down in the spring of 1896. Parts of the old church were preserved and re-used in the construction of the present church building in 1897.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Frei kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
3. "Frei kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-05-19.