Sjøli Church

Church in Innlandet, Norway

61°28′43″N 11°18′23″E / 61.47854649103°N 11.3064256310°E / 61.47854649103; 11.3064256310LocationRendalen Municipality,
InnlandetCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1914ConsecratedOctober 1914ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Hans Jacob SparreArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1914 (110 years ago) (1914)SpecificationsCapacity110MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseHamar bispedømmeDeaneryNord-Østerdal prostiParishSjøli

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Sjøli Church (Norwegian: Sjøli kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sjølisand. It is the church for the Sjøli parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre. The church seats about 110 people.^[1]^[2]

History

In 1883, a new cemetery was constructed in Sjølisand. About 30 years later, the parish began planning for the construction of an annex chapel at the cemetery. Hans Jacob Sparre was hired to design the new chapel. The new log building was consecrated in October 1914. Many years later, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status.^[3]

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References

^ "Sjøli kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^ "Sjøli kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 December 2021.