Selbu Church

Selbu Church (Norwegian: Selbu kirke) is a parish church in Selbu municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mebonden. It is the main church for the Selbu parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The church seats about 550 people. [1]

Selbu Church
Selbu kirke
View of the church
Selbu Church Location of the church Selbu Church Selbu Church (Norway)
63.2164°N 11.0419°E
Location	Selbu, Trøndelag
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Cruciform
Completed	1150
Specifications
Capacity	550
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Selbu
Deanery	Stjørdal
Diocese	Nidaros

Selbu Church altarpiece

The white, stone church was built in a cruciform style around the year 1150 under design by an unknown architect. The stone is converted sandstone. When the church was rebuilt in the 19th century, the medieval choir was demolished. The building has not thoroughly investigated during the restoration work of the 20th century, nor archaeologically excavated. [2][3][4]

The baroque altarpiece is from 1656 and was carved by Trøndelag-based artist and craftsman Johan Johansen, bilthugger and painted by Johan Hanssønn, kontrafeier. When the church was restored during 1935-63, the Gothic interior was removed. Many of the parts of the old altarpiece were retrieved and reconstructed according to patterns from other similar altarpieces. [5] [6]

See also

• List of churches in Trøndelag

References

1. "Selbu kirke". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
2. "Selbu kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
3. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
4. "Selbu kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
5. Sigrid Christie. "Johan Johansen, bilthugger". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
6. Ingeborg Reitan. "Johan Hanssønn, kontrafeier". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.