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Vår Frue Church

Coordinates: 63°25′49″N 10°23′53″E / 63.430168702°N 10.3981620669°E / 63.430168702; 10.3981620669
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This article is about the church in Trondheim. For the church in Porsgrunn, see Vår Frue Church (Porsgrunn). For other churches of the same name, see Church of Our Lady.
Vår Frue Church
Vår Frue kirke
View of the church
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63°25′49″N 10°23′53″E / 63.430168702°N 10.3981620669°E / 63.430168702; 10.3981620669
LocationTrondheim, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
DedicationMary (mother of Jesus)
Consecrated12th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Bjørn Sigvardsson
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque and Gothic
Completedc. 1180 (844 years ago) (1180)
Specifications
Capacity540
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNidaros domprosti
ParishNidaros og Vår Frue
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected

Vår Frue Church (Norwegian: Vår Frue kirke / English: Our Lady's Church) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the downtown Midtbyen area of the city of Trondheim, just a few blocks north of the Nidaros Cathedral. It is one of the two churches for the Nidaros og Vår Frue parish which is part of the Nidaros domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in the late 1100s using plans drawn up by Bjørn Sigvardsson. The church seats about 540 people.[1][2][3]

History

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Drawing of Vår Frue kirke with dates of construction. The choir is on the right, the nave in the centre, and the tower on the left. There are two small entry porches on the top and bottom of the diagram as well.

The church was first constructed during the mid- to late-1100s by Bjørn Sigvardsson. It is a stone long church with features of both the Romanesque and Gothic architectural style. The date of construction is not known for sure, but the church celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007. It was originally called Mariakirken (St. Mary's Church), but has since the 15th century it has been referred to as Vår Frue kirke (Our Lady's Church).[4][5]

The medieval church has seen its share of fires and restorations. In 1651, the church (and 90% of the city's buildings) was destroyed in a great city fire. Afterwards, only the walls remained. Nevertheless, some of the furniture was rescued, and gifts poured in afterwards that made it possible to rebuild and redecorate the church. The church burned again in 1681 and 1708.[4][5]

In 1686, the church nave was expanded westward, with the masonry in the original eastern parts preserved. Afterwards, the total length of the church measured 64 metres (210 ft). From 1739 to 1742, the church underwent a large renovation project. During this time, a new tower with a flat roof was built on the west end. In 1779, the roof of the tower was changed to have a pyramid-shaped roof with a new spire on top. Throughout the 1700s, the church transitioned into having baroque decor.[6][7][5]

In 1814, the church, along with over 300 others across Norway, served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke)[5][8] for elections to the Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway.[8][9]

Much of the Baroque and Rococo interior were removed in a restoration in the 1880s, led by architect Christian Christie (1832-1906), who also worked on the restoration of the Nidaros Cathedral. Christie made simplifications to the interior to bring it back partly to its former medieval appearance. From 1957 to 1959, a new refurbishment was conducted, led by architect John Egil Tverdahl (1890-1969).[10] During this time, the church had its whitewashed exterior removed. The exterior masonry was knocked off so that the cobblestone stood bare as during the Medieval period.[11]

The altarpiece was originally carved for Nidaros Cathedral by Heinrich Kühnemann (1711-1792) and dates to between 1742 and 1744.[12] It was painted by J.N. Schavenius, and has figures cut by Jonas Granberg (1696-1776). In 1837 it was transferred to Vår Frue kirke. The pulpit was made in 1771 and it was restored 1957–1959. The baptismal font in the church is from 1898.[13][5]

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  • Altar and altarpiece of Vår Frue kirke
    Altar and altarpiece of Vår Frue kirke
  • Side view of Vår Frue kirke
    Side view of Vår Frue kirke
  • Drawing of Vår Frue kirke with the old flat-roofed tower from c. 1770
    Drawing of Vår Frue kirke with the old flat-roofed tower from c. 1770
  • Pulpit at Vår Frue kirke
    Pulpit at Vår Frue kirke
  • View of the organ and back of the church
    View of the organ and back of the church
  • Location on old maps
    Location on old maps
  • View of the door
    View of the door
  • Roccoco wall
    Roccoco wall
  • Front of the church
    Front of the church
  • Bell tower
    Bell tower

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vår Frue kirke (Trondheim).

References

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  1. ^ "Vår Frue kirke, Trondheim". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Mæhlum, Lars, ed. (29 June 2014). "Vår Frue kirke – Trondheim". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Vår frue kirke, Mariakirken" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Vår Frue kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Vår Frue Kirke". Trondheim kommune.
  7. ^ "Vår Frues historie". Nidarosdomen.no.
  8. ^ a b "Valgkirkene". LokalHistorieWiki.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Om valgene". Valgene i 1814 (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. ^ Svein Henrik Pedersen. "John Tverdahl". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. ^ Dag Myklebust. "Christian Christie". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Heinrich Kühnemann". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Vår Frue kirke (Trondheim)". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  • Ekroll, Øystein (1997). Med kleber og kalk – Norsk steinbygging i mellomalderen (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 8252147542.
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