Øye Church

Øye Church (Norwegian: Øye kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located between the two villages of Sylte and Skei. It is one of the two churches for the Øye og Ranes parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1871 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3]

Øye Church
Øye kyrkje
View of the church
Øye Church
Location of the church
Øye Church
Øye Church (Norway)
62.9808°N 8.7183°E / 62.9808; 8.7183
LocationSurnadal Municipality,
Møre og Romsdal
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1871
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishØye og Ranes
DeaneryIndre Nordmøre prosti
DioceseMøre

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589. There has been an "Øye Church" in the Sylte-Skei area for a long time. An Øye Church existed before 1589 when it was transferred administratively to the parish of Stangvik. In 1699, a new Surnadal parish was created and Øye Church was included in that new parish.[4] In 1724, a new church was built to replace the old building. In 1855, the private owners of the church sold the building to the local congregation. A long deliberation began among the villagers to decide what to do with the church. In 1871, the present church building was completed on the same site.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Øye kyrkje, Surnadal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. "Øye Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Surnadal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  4. "Prestegjeld og sokn i Møre og Romsdal" (in Norwegian). Riksarkivet (National Archives of Norway). Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  5. "Øye kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
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