Old Veøy Church

Old Veøy Church
Veøy gamle kyrkje
View of the church
Old Veøy Church Location in Møre og Romsdal Old Veøy Church Location in Møre og Romsdal
62°40′28″N 7°25′40″E / 62.6745°N 7.4278°ECoordinates: 62°40′28″N 7°25′40″E / 62.6745°N 7.4278°E
Location	Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Preserved museum
Completed	c. 1200
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Røvik og Veøy
Deanery	Molde domprosti
Diocese	Diocese of Møre

Old Veøy Church (Norwegian: Veøy gamle kyrkje) is a historic parish church in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Veøya. The church is part of the Røvik og Veøy parish in the Molde arch-deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The church seats about 400 people.^[1]

History

The white, stone church was built around the year 1200. The church was located on Veøya due to the importance of the great Romsdalsfjorden during the Viking Age. The church was used for centuries until 1901 when a royal decree was handed down to discontinue its active use. The church continued to be used until 1907 when the new Veøy Church was built on the mainland. The new church was located there so that residents of the parish could more easily reach the church. The old church is now preserved as a historic site and it is no longer regularly used. The church is now jointly owned by the parish, the municipality, and the Romsdal Museum.^[2]

Jonas Lied donated ⅓ of his wealth to the renovation of the old church.

Media gallery

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  Interior
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  Vicars Residence next to the church
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  View of the church on the island

See also

• List of churches in Møre og Romsdal

References

1. "Veøy gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
2. "Veøy gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Molde Kirkelige Fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-05-18.