Bokn Church Explained

Bokn Church
Fullname:Bokn kyrkje
Coordinates:59.2238°N 5.4406°W
Location:Bokn Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Bokn
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:12th century
Consecrated Date:1847
Architect:Hans Linstow
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:300

Bokn Church (Norwegian: Bokn kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bokn Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Føresvik. It is the church for the Bokn parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1847 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1] [2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1620, but the church was likely built in the 12th century, since that is when the church's baptismal font was made. The first church here was probably a stave church. In 1686, the old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new (small) timber-framed church on the same site. In 1846, the church was again demolished and in 1847 a new church was built on the same site. The church met in a barn on the Laupland farm while the new church was being constructed. In 1933, a new sacristy and choir were added on to the building. In 1950 and again in 1990, the church cemetery was expanded on farmland across the street from the church.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bokn kyrkje . 2020-09-20 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-20 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Bokn kyrkjestad . 2020-09-19 . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Bokn kirke . Norges-Kirker.no . 2021-02-07 . Norwegian.